DEBIAN-CVE-2025-40248
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vsock: Ignore signal/timeout on connect() if already established During connect(), acting on a signal/timeout by disconnecting an already established socket leads to several issues: 1. connect() invoking vsock_transport_cancel_pkt() -> virtio_transport_purge_skbs() may race with sendmsg() invoking virtio_transport_get_credit(). This results in a permanently elevated `vvs->bytes_unsent`. Which, in turn, confuses the SOCK_LINGER handling. 2. connect() resetting a connected socket's state may race with socket being placed in a sockmap. A disconnected socket remaining in a sockmap breaks sockmap's assumptions. And gives rise to WARNs. 3. connect() transitioning SS_CONNECTED -> SS_UNCONNECTED allows for a transport change/drop after TCP_ESTABLISHED. Which poses a problem for any simultaneous sendmsg() or connect() and may result in a use-after-free/null-ptr-deref. Do not disconnect socket on signal/timeout. Keep the logic for unconnected sockets: they don't linger, can't be placed in a sockmap, are rejected by sendmsg(). [1]: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/e07fd95c-9a38-4eea-9638-133e38c2ec9b@rbox.co/ [2]: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20250317-vsock-trans-signal-race-v4-0-fc8837f3f1d4@rbox.co/ [3]: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/60f1b7db-3099-4f6a-875e-af9f6ef194f6@rbox.co/
Risk Scores
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:11 | linux-6.1 | 6.1.128-1, 6.1.119-1, 6.1.112-1 |
| Debian:12 | linux | 6.1.158-1, 6.1.153-1, 6.1.148-1 |
| Debian:11 | linux | 5.10.218-1, 5.10.103-1, 5.10.103-1~bpo10+1 |
| Debian:14 | linux | 6.16.1-1~exp1, 6.15~rc7-1~exp1, 6.17.5-1~exp1 |
| Debian:13 | linux | 6.12.41-1, 0, 6.12.43-1 |
Timeline
- Dec 4, 2025 CVE Published
- Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated