CVE-2024-26800
tls: fix use-after-free on failed backlog decryption
Reported by linux · Published April 4, 2024
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tls: fix use-after-free on failed backlog decryption When the decrypt request goes to the backlog and crypto_aead_decrypt returns -EBUSY, tls_do_decryption will wait until all async decryptions have completed. If one of them fails, tls_do_decryption will return -EBADMSG and tls_decrypt_sg jumps to the error path, releasing all the pages. But the pages have been passed to the async callback, and have already been released by tls_decrypt_done. The only true async case is when crypto_aead_decrypt returns -EINPROGRESS. With -EBUSY, we already waited so we can tell tls_sw_recvmsg that the data is available for immediate copy, but we need to notify tls_decrypt_sg (via the new ->async_done flag) that the memory has already been released.
Fixed versions
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | f2b85a4cc763841843de693bbd7308fe9a2c4c89, 81be85353b0f5a7b660635634b655329b429eefe, 6.7.9, 6.6.21, 5.16, 1ac9fb84bc7ecd4bc6428118301d9d864d2a58d1, 13114dc5543069f7b97991e3b79937b6da05f5b0 |
| linux_kernel | linux | 6.7.9, 6.6.21, 5.16 |
Risk scores
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | cd1bbca03f3c1d845ce274c0d0a66de8e5929f72, 13eca403876bbea3716e82cdfe6f1e6febb38754, ab6397f072e5097f267abf5cb08a8004e6b17694 |
| Linux | Linux | 6.6.18, 6.7.6 |
| Linux | Linux | 5.15.160, 6.7.6, 8590541473188741055d27b955db0777569438e3 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.7.6, 5.15.160, 6.6.18 |
Timeline
- Apr 3, 2024 CVE Published
- Apr 5, 2024 EPSS Score (30 in total, the first dated here)
- Oct 4, 2024 Coalition ESS Score (9 in total, the first dated here)
- Jan 15, 2026 Security Advisory (290 in total, the first dated here)
- Mar 30, 2026 Distribution Patch (253 in total, the first dated here)
- Oct 25, 2026 CVE Updated
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