Answer in brief
CVE-2026-64523 records a Critical severity (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in net/handshake: Take a long-lived file reference at submit. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 9.8. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=3b3009ea8abb713b022d94fba95ec270cf6e7eae <685b10dd0e32c7782cead16c8cf055c609678583 || >=3b3009ea8abb713b022d94fba95ec270cf6e7eae <16eaba5aa89c04eea125905bb8f988c1897f4f29 || >=3b3009ea8abb713b022d94fba95ec270cf6e7eae <09dba37eee70d0596e26645015f1aa95a9848e9d | 685b10dd0e32c7782cead16c8cf055c609678583, 16eaba5aa89c04eea125905bb8f988c1897f4f29, 09dba37eee70d0596e26645015f1aa95a9848e9d |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 6.4 | Not reported |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=3b3009ea8abb713b022d94fba95ec270cf6e7eae <685b10dd0e32c7782cead16c8cf055c609678583 || >=3b3009ea8abb713b022d94fba95ec270cf6e7eae <b913801ad9b9a51437d84d030ec6843e08976bd6 || >=3b3009ea8abb713b022d94fba95ec270cf6e7eae <16eaba5aa89c04eea125905bb8f988c1897f4f29 || >=3b3009ea8abb713b022d94fba95ec270cf6e7eae <09dba37eee70d0596e26645015f1aa95a9848e9d | 685b10dd0e32c7782cead16c8cf055c609678583, b913801ad9b9a51437d84d030ec6843e08976bd6, 16eaba5aa89c04eea125905bb8f988c1897f4f29, 09dba37eee70d0596e26645015f1aa95a9848e9d |
Published upstream
Jul 25, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 9, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 5, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/handshake: Take a long-lived file reference at submit handshake_nl_accept_doit() needs the file pointer backing req->hr_sk->sk_socket to survive the window between handshake_req_next() and the subsequent FD_PREPARE() and get_file(). The submit-side sock_hold() does not provide that. sk_refcnt keeps struct sock alive, but struct socket is owned by sock->file: when the consumer fputs the last file reference, sock_release() tears the socket down regardless of any sock_hold. Add an hr_file pointer to struct handshake_req and acquire an explicit reference on sock->file during handshake_req_submit(). handshake_complete() and handshake_req_cancel() release the reference on the completion-bit-winning path. The submit error path must also release the file reference, but after rhashtable insertion a concurrent handshake_req_cancel() can discover the request and race the error path. Gate the error-path cleanup -- sk_destruct restoration, fput, and request destruction -- with test_and_set_bit(HANDSHAKE_F_REQ_COMPLETED), the same serialization handshake_complete() and handshake_req_cancel() already use. When cancel has already claimed ownership, the submit error path returns without touching the request; socket teardown handles final destruction. The accept-side dereferences are not yet retargeted; that change comes in the next patch.
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