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CVE-2026-23414
published 2026-04-02

CVE-2026-23414: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tls: Purge async_hold in tls_decrypt_async_wait() The async_hold queue pins encrypted input…

PriorityP420medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.24%
15.6th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tls: Purge async_hold in tls_decrypt_async_wait() The async_hold queue pins encrypted input skbs while the AEAD engine references their scatterlist data. Once tls_decrypt_async_wait() returns, every AEAD operation has completed and the engine no longer references those skbs, so they can be freed unconditionally. A subsequent patch adds batch async decryption to tls_sw_read_sock(), introducing a new call site that must drain pending AEAD operations and release held skbs. Move __skb_queue_purge(&ctx->async_hold) into tls_decrypt_async_wait() so the purge is centralized and every caller -- recvmsg's drain path, the -EBUSY fallback in tls_do_decryption(), and the new read_sock batch path -- releases held skbs on synchronization without each site managing the purge independently. This fixes a leak when tls_strp_msg_hold() fails part-way through, after having added some cloned skbs to the async_hold queue. tls_decrypt_sg() will then call tls_decrypt_async_wait() to process all pending decrypts, and drop back to synchronous mode, but tls_sw_recvmsg() only flushes the async_hold queue when one record has been processed in "fully-async" mode, which may not be the case here. [[email protected]: added leak comment]

Affected

50 ranges· showing 25
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debianlinux< linux 6.19.11-1 (sid)linux 6.19.11-1 (sid)
linuxlinux
linuxlinux
linuxlinux>= 39dec4ea3daf77f684308576baf483b55ca7f160 < 6dc11e0bd0a5466bcc76d275c09e5537bd0597dd6dc11e0bd0a5466bcc76d275c09e5537bd0597dd
linuxlinux>= 6.1.158 < 6.1.1686.1.168
linuxlinux>= 6.12.55 < 6.12.806.12.80
linuxlinux>= 6.17.5 < 6.186.18
linuxlinux>= 6.6.114 < 6.6.1316.6.131
linuxlinux>= 9f83fd0c179e0f458e824e417f9d5ad53443f685 < ac435be7c7613eb13a5a8ceb5182e10b50c9ce87ac435be7c7613eb13a5a8ceb5182e10b50c9ce87
linuxlinux>= b8a6ff84abbcbbc445463de58704686011edc8e1 < 9f557c7eae127b44d2e863917dc986a4b6cb12699f557c7eae127b44d2e863917dc986a4b6cb1269
linuxlinux>= b8a6ff84abbcbbc445463de58704686011edc8e1 < fd8037e1f18ca5336934d0e0e7e1a4fe097e749dfd8037e1f18ca5336934d0e0e7e1a4fe097e749d
linuxlinux>= b8a6ff84abbcbbc445463de58704686011edc8e1 < 84a8335d8300576f1b377ae24abca1d9f197807f84a8335d8300576f1b377ae24abca1d9f197807f
linuxlinux>= c61d4368197d65c4809d9271f3b85325a600586a < 2dcf324855c34e7f934ce978aa19b645a8f3ee712dcf324855c34e7f934ce978aa19b645a8f3ee71
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.1.158 < 6.1.1686.1.168
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.12.55 < 6.12.806.12.80
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.17.5 < 6.186.18
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.18.1 < 6.18.216.18.21

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.15.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
vendor_ubuntu2.0LOW
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