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CVE-2026-22977

kernel: Kernel: Denial of Service in network socket error handling

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · January 21, 2026

Updated · November 2, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in the kernel. A local user could trigger a system crash, leading to a Denial of Service (DoS), due to improper handling of usercopy operations within the network socket error queue. This vulnerability arises when the kernel attempts to copy specific network buffer data to userspace without adequate validation, causing a hardened usercopy panic.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-489 · Active Debug Code