EUVD-2026-18195

| CVE-2026-23414
2026-04-02 Linux GHSA-8fgp-q3pf-q3rh

Lifecycle Timeline

4
Patch Released
Apr 02, 2026 - 14:30 nvd
Patch available
Analysis Generated
Apr 02, 2026 - 12:00 vuln.today
EUVD ID Assigned
Apr 02, 2026 - 12:00 euvd
EUVD-2026-18195
CVE Published
Apr 02, 2026 - 11:40 nvd
N/A

Description

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]

Analysis

Linux kernel TLS subsystem leaks socket buffers (skbs) when asynchronous AEAD decryption operations fail during batch processing, allowing local attackers to exhaust kernel memory and potentially cause denial of service. The vulnerability exists in tls_decrypt_async_wait() and related functions that manage the async_hold queue, which pins encrypted input buffers for AEAD engine references; improper cleanup in failure paths leaves these buffers allocated indefinitely. …

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Priority Score

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KEV: 0
EPSS: +0.0
CVSS: +0
POC: 0

Vendor Status

Debian

linux
Release Status Fixed Version Urgency
bullseye not-affected - -
bullseye (security) fixed 5.10.251-1 -
bookworm vulnerable 6.1.159-1 -
bookworm (security) vulnerable 6.1.164-1 -
trixie vulnerable 6.12.73-1 -
trixie (security) vulnerable 6.12.74-2 -
forky, sid vulnerable 6.19.10-1 -
(unstable) fixed (unfixed) -

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