Bug 2513293 (CVE-2026-68140) - CVE-2026-68140 kernel: net/iucv: fix use-after-free of a severed iucv_path
Summary: CVE-2026-68140 kernel: net/iucv: fix use-after-free of a severed iucv_path
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-68140
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-08-10 12:29 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-10-14 23:23 UTC (History)
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System ID Private Priority Status Summary Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:83156 0 None None None 2026-10-14 21:22:54 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:83207 0 None None None 2026-10-14 23:23:08 UTC

Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-08-10 12:29:19 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net/iucv: fix use-after-free of a severed iucv_path

af_iucv queues not-yet-received message notifications on iucv->message_q,
each holding a raw pointer to the connection's iucv_path.  When the peer
severs the connection, iucv_sever_path() frees that path with
iucv_path_free() but leaves the notifications queued.  A later recvmsg()
drains message_q via iucv_process_message_q() and hands the stale path to
message_receive() -- a use-after-free of the freed iucv_path.

Drop the queued notifications when the path is severed; once the path is
gone they can no longer be received.  This also frees the notifications
leaked when a socket is closed with messages still queued.

Comment 4 Jon Orris 2026-10-14 21:22:52 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Via RHSA-2026:83156 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:83156

Comment 5 Jon Orris 2026-10-14 23:23:07 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

Via RHSA-2026:83207 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:83207


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