Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-72299)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-72299). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
tipc: restrict socket queue dumps in enqueue tracepoints
tipc_sk_enqueue() runs with sk->sk_lock.slock held while the socket is
owned by user context. The spinlock protects the backlog queue in this
path, but it does not serialize against the socket owner consuming or
purging sk_receive_queue.
KASAN reported:
CPU: 14 UID: 0 PID: 1050 Comm: tipc3 Not tainted 7.1.0-rc6+ #126 PREEMPT(lazy)
Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.15.0-1 04/01/2014
Call Trace:
dump_stack_lvl+0x76/0xa0 lib/dump_stack.c:123
print_report+0xce/0x5b0 mm/kasan/report.c:482
kasan_report+0xc6/0x100 mm/kasan/report.c:597
__asan_report_load4_noabort+0x14/0x30 mm/kasan/report_generic.c:380
tipc_skb_dump+0x1327/0x16f0 net/tipc/trace.c:73
tipc_list_dump+0x208/0x2e0 net/tipc/trace.c:187
tipc_sk_dump+0xaf6/0xd60 net/tipc/socket.c:3996
trace_event_raw_event_tipc_sk_class+0x312/0x5a0 net/tipc/trace.h:188
tipc_sk_rcv+0xb1d/0x1d50 net/tipc/socket.c:2497
tipc_node_xmit+0x1c3/0x1440 net/tipc/node.c:1689
__tipc_sendmsg+0x97a/0x1440 net/tipc/socket.c:1512
tipc_sendmsg+0x52/0x80 net/tipc/socket.c:1400
sock_sendmsg+0x2f6/0x3e0 net/socket.c:825
splice_to_socket+0x7f9/0x1010 fs/splice.c:884
do_splice+0xe21/0x2330 fs/splice.c:936
__do_splice+0x153/0x260 fs/splice.c:1431
__x64_sys_splice+0x150/0x230 fs/splice.c:1616
x64_sys_call+0xeb5/0x2790 arch/x86/e…
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-72299 has been found in Linux kernel.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 9.8/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Linux kernel CVE-2026-72299" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-72299 (Linux kernel) — CVSS v3 9.8
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (unclassified) exists in Linux kernel.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Linux kernel.
Severity: Critical (CVSS 9.8/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Linux kernel を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2026-72299 linux Fixed in: 6.1.187-1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72299 linux-hwe-edge
References
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- advisory github.com
- package git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web github.com
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org