CVE-2026-99213
kernel: vsock: treat TCP_CLOSING as once-established
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · October 28, 2026
Updated · November 1, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's VM sockets (vsock) subsystem. This issue allows a local user to cause memory corruption and trigger a system crash, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS). The vulnerability occurs due to a race condition between socket connection establishment and reset handling, which improperly allows an active socket to be manipulated while still present in the connected socket table.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 4.7CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-366 · Race Condition within a Thread