CVE-2026-98300

What it is

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tcp: Don't call skb_clone_and_charge_r() for close()d listener in tcp_v6_do_rcv(). tcp_v6_do_rcv() no longer calls skb_clone_and_charge_r() for TCP_LISTEN since commit 073d89808c06 ("net: fix data-races around sk->sk_forward_alloc"). However, there is still a small race window between tcp_v6_rcv() and tcp_v6_do_rcv(), where concurrent close() changes TCP_LISTEN to TCP_CLOSE, causing skb_clone_and_charge_r() to be called locklessly and resulting in the splat below. [0] Let's avoid calling skb_clone_and_charge_r() for TCP_CLOSE as well. This is fine for non-listeners because tcp_rcv_state_process() drops skb for TCP_CLOSE and opt_skb was freed immediately anyway. [0]: sk->sk_forward_alloc WARNING: net/ipv4/af_inet.c:162 at inet_sock_destruct+0x64d/0x810 net/ipv4/af_inet.c:162, CPU#1: ksoftirqd/1/28 Modules linked in: CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 28 Comm: ksoftirqd/1 Not tainted 7.2.0 #17 PREEMPT(full) Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.17.0-debian-1.17.0-1 04/01/2014 RIP: 0010:inet_sock_destruct+0x64d/0x810 net/ipv4/af_inet.c:162 Code: 3d 49 ff e9 06 fd ff ff e8 d0 5b 83 f8 90 0f 0b 90 e9 35 fe ff ff e8 c2 5b 83 f8 90 0f 0b 90 e9 c5 fe ff ff e8 b4 5b 83 f8 90 <0f> 0b 90 e9 04 ff ff ff e8 a6 5b 83 f8 90 0f 0b 90 e9 65 fe ff ff RSP: 0018:ffffc90000677bb8 EFLAGS: 00010246 RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff8880117bde80 RCX: ffffffff8957eb41 RDX: ffff88801dad5d00 RSI: ffffffff8957ec3c RDI: 0000000000000005 RBP: 00000000fffff000 R08: ffffffff8957eb41 R09: 00000000fffff000 R10: 0000000000000005 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: dffffc0000000000 R13: ffff8880117bdf10 R14: ffffffff81c08eb7 R15: 0000000000000003 FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff8880d7ae5000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 00007f93a1021138 CR3: 00000000207a9000 CR4: 0000000000350ef0 Call Trace: <TASK> __sk_destruct+0x82/0xae0 net/core/sock.c:2356 rcu_do_batch kernel/rcu/tree.c:2645 [inline] rcu_core+0x59c/0x1100 kernel/rcu/tree.c:2897 handle_softirqs+0x1e4/0x9b0 kernel/softirq.c:622 run_ksoftirqd kernel/softirq.c:1076 [inline] run_ksoftirqd+0x38/0x60 kernel/softirq.c:1068 smpboot_thread_fn+0x458/0xc80 kernel/smpboot.c:160 kthread+0x396/0x4a0 kernel/kthread.c:436 ret_from_fork+0x8e0/0xe40 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245 </TASK>

At a glance

Exploit odds

0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).

Fix

No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

1. 2026-10-06 09:18 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2. 2026-10-19 10:18 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

• Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
• Exploit odds: 0.2% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
• Severity: not scored yet.
• Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.

Details

Published

2026-10-06 09:18 UTC

Last modified

2026-10-19 10:18 UTC

Exploit probability

0.2% · EPSS, next 30 days

Record status

Received

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