CVE-2026-43198
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tcp: fix potential race in tcp_v6_syn_recv_sock() Code in tcp_v6_syn_recv_sock() after the call to tcp_v4_syn_recv_sock() is done too late. After tcp_v4_syn_recv_sock(), the child socket is already visible from TCP ehash table and other cpus might use it. Since newinet->pinet6 is still pointing to the listener ipv6_pinfo bad things can happen as syzbot found. Move the problematic code in tcp_v6_mapped_child_init() and call this new helper from tcp_v4_syn_recv_sock() before the ehash insertion. This allows the removal of one tcp_sync_mss(), since tcp_v4_syn_recv_sock() will call it with the correct context.
How to fix
- linux linux_kernel6.18.16, 6.19.6 or later
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36216
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:41236
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33215
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30129
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36073
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34443
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34094
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33285
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36349
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:35896
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:35894
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:35863
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux linux_kernel | 2.6.12.1 ≤ v < 6.18.16, 6.19 ≤ v < 6.19.6, 2.6.12, 7.0 | 6.18.16, 6.19.6 |
| microsoft azl3_kernel_6.6.137.1-2 | No range specified | — |
| microsoft azl3_kernel_6.6.138.1-1 | No range specified | — |
| microsoft azl3_kernel_6.6.141.1-1 | No range specified | — |
| microsoft azl3_kernel_6.6.144.1-1 | No range specified | — |
| microsoft azl3_kernel_6.6.150.1-1 | No range specified | — |
| microsoft azl3_kernel_6.6.152.1-1 | No range specified | — |
| microsoft azl3_kernel_6.6.139.1-1 | No range specified | — |
| microsoft azl3_kernel_6.6.143.1-1 | No range specified | — |
| microsoft azl3_kernel_6.6.145.2-1 | No range specified | — |
| microsoft azl3_kernel_6.6.157.1-1 | No range specified | — |
| microsoft azl3_kernel_6.6.159.1-1 | No range specified | — |
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