CVE-2026-23302 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net: annotate data-races around sk->sk_{data_ready,write_space}

skmsg (and probably other layers) are changing these pointers
while other cpus might read them concurrently.

Add corresponding READ_ONCE()/WRITE_ONCE() annotations
for UDP, TCP and AF_UNIX.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00017.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

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Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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References

Link	Providers
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/27fccdbcbbfc4651b6f66756e6fa3f52e051ec23
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ef2b20cf4e04ac8a6ba68493f8780776ff84300
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f17c1c4acbe2bd702abce73a847a04a196fab2c5

History

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 10:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: annotate data-races around sk->sk_{data_ready,write_space} skmsg (and probably other layers) are changing these pointers while other cpus might read them concurrently. Add corresponding READ_ONCE()/WRITE_ONCE() annotations for UDP, TCP and AF_UNIX.
Title		net: annotate data-races around sk->sk_{data_ready,write_space}
First Time appeared		Linux Linux linux Kernel
CPEs		cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
Vendors & Products		Linux Linux linux Kernel
References		https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/27fccdbcbbfc4651b6f66756e6fa3f52e051ec23 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ef2b20cf4e04ac8a6ba68493f8780776ff84300 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f17c1c4acbe2bd702abce73a847a04a196fab2c5

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published: 2026-03-25T10:26:57.470Z

Updated: 2026-03-25T10:26:57.470Z

Reserved: 2026-01-13T15:37:45.993Z

Link: CVE-2026-23302

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-03-25T11:16:25.923

Modified: 2026-03-25T11:16:25.923

Link: CVE-2026-23302

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Weaknesses

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