net/af_iucv: fix NULL deref in afiucv_hs_callback_syn()
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 6 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-476.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/af_iucv: fix NULL deref in afiucv_hs_callback_syn() afiucv_hs_callback_syn() allocates the child socket with GFP_ATOMIC. If the allocation fails, nsk is NULL. The connection-refused path is entered when the listen state check fails, the accept backlog is full, or nsk is NULL. The code unconditionally calls iucv_sock_kill(nsk) in that path. iucv_sock_kill() does not accept a NULL socket pointer and immediately dereferences sk via sock_flag(sk, SOCK_ZAPPED). When nsk is NULL, calling iucv_sock_kill(nsk) results in a NULL pointer dereference. Only call iucv_sock_kill() when a child socket was successfully allocated.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.265, 5.15.216, 6.1.183, 6.6.148, 6.12.101, 6.18.42, 7.1.6, 7.2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 3 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for NVIDIA 26
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-68141
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p635-m8r7-fc75
- 2026-10-16 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-20 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-30 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
Other 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6a1eb5b46c19073f8153b7e2c19b408cf353aaf1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c0b6e2ae90613c2fea7eaf3faa20985c6c2a1953
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/07e21deb3664001995e0a456dd627ab7dbe127ec
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8bb111f87ded6acb9837ec9b45d6f02cda94c51f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/46453b16f38ec7147351f7447e2aec6ea330f7b3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/33736ff5e7c97d3348ce812e8bd2e125d840743c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e857185591fe79934427c9c0c1c31dc776be134
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/47a5116e56a6b6fe1e909f244e39cd0fc26ceee4
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Sources
- CVE-2026-68141 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-68141 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p635-m8r7-fc75 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-68141 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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