CVE-2026-31673
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: af_unix: read UNIX_DIAG_VFS data under unix_state_lock Exact UNIX diag lookups hold a reference to the socket, but not to u->path.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.12%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: af_unix: read UNIX_DIAG_VFS data under unix_state_lock Exact UNIX diag lookups hold a reference to the socket, but not to u->path. Meanwhile, unix_release_sock() clears u->path under unix_state_lock() and drops the path reference after unlocking. Read the inode and device numbers for UNIX_DIAG_VFS while holding unix_state_lock(), then emit the netlink attribute after dropping the lock. This keeps the VFS data stable while the reply is being built.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.12% probability · 2th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c739f3785f84af695952c2bac8be2f45082c9b8Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/39897df386376912d561d4946499379effa1e7efPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f6a8f10182c3a9d22e8eb183957ae7ade9e4bf7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/900a4e0910e98b8caef117d5df00471fa438dcf9Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b9232421a77a649c9376c99fdfc8cb7f79cad34cPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bdf206e740bf2919d818f132c8c9cc7ed91d11c0Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c3ec44ab4526bbc4b6c9fc845af86488244f4c9b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7339db13b9ddb63417b12da55fd6191e59f7442
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.