CVE-2026-23239

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
Publication date:
10/03/2026
Last modified:
20/05/2026

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:<br /> <br /> espintcp: Fix race condition in espintcp_close()<br /> <br /> This issue was discovered during a code audit.<br /> <br /> After cancel_work_sync() is called from espintcp_close(),<br /> espintcp_tx_work() can still be scheduled from paths such as<br /> the Delayed ACK handler or ksoftirqd.<br /> As a result, the espintcp_tx_work() worker may dereference a<br /> freed espintcp ctx or sk.<br /> <br /> The following is a simple race scenario:<br /> <br /> cpu0 cpu1<br /> <br /> espintcp_close()<br /> cancel_work_sync(&amp;ctx-&gt;work);<br /> espintcp_write_space()<br /> schedule_work(&amp;ctx-&gt;work);<br /> <br /> To prevent this race condition, cancel_work_sync() is<br /> replaced with disable_work_sync().

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 5.6 (including) 6.12.75 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 6.13 (including) 6.18.16 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 6.19 (including) 6.19.6 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*