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DEBIAN-CVE-2026-23240

DEBIAN-CVE-2026-23240 PUBLISHED CVSS 9.800000190734863 CRITICAL

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tls: Fix race condition in tls_sw_cancel_work_tx() This issue was discovered during a code audit. After cancel_delayed_work_sync() is called from tls_sk_proto_close(), tx_work_handler() can still be scheduled from paths such as the Delayed ACK handler or ksoftirqd. As a result, the tx_work_handler() worker may dereference a freed TLS object. The following is a simple race scenario: cpu0 cpu1 tls_sk_proto_close() tls_sw_cancel_work_tx() tls_write_space() tls_sw_write_space() if (!test_and_set_bit(BIT_TX_SCHEDULED, &tx_ctx->tx_bitmask)) set_bit(BIT_TX_SCHEDULED, &ctx->tx_bitmask); cancel_delayed_work_sync(&ctx->tx_work.work); schedule_delayed_work(&tx_ctx->tx_work.work, 0); To prevent this race condition, cancel_delayed_work_sync() is replaced with disable_delayed_work_sync().

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.1
9.800000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debianlinux
Debian:14linux6.12.43-1, 6.12.43-1~bpo12+1, 6.12.48-1
Debian:11linux6.12.31-1, 6.15.2-1~exp1, 6.15.3-1~exp1
Debian:13linux6.12.38-1, 6.12.41-1, 6.12.43-1
Debian:12linux6.1.94-1, 6.1.94-1~bpo11+1, 6.1.98-1

Timeline

  • Mar 10, 2026 CVE Published
  • Apr 30, 2026 CVE Updated
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