CVE-2026-46214
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vsock/virtio: fix accept queue count leak on transport mismatch virtio_transport_recv_listen() calls sk_acceptq_added() before vsock_assign_transport().
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.13%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vsock/virtio: fix accept queue count leak on transport mismatch virtio_transport_recv_listen() calls sk_acceptq_added() before vsock_assign_transport(). If vsock_assign_transport() fails or selects a different transport, the error path returns without calling sk_acceptq_removed(), permanently incrementing sk_ack_backlog. After approximately backlog+1 such failures, sk_acceptq_is_full() returns true, causing the listener to reject all new connections. Fix by moving sk_acceptq_added() to after the transport validation, matching the pattern used by vmci_transport and hyperv_transport.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.13% probability · 3th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/29371f3cc83e2a92265b4768014a30b80234112fPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ea5d2c79edcc99c7dbe0bb7518f5e1ee2a2391fPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/52bcb57a4e8a0865a76c587c2451906342ae1b2dPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/65c484726e74013a2ec7ba67a34d87760ae8f390Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d3275fc4ed968938e1d556c344798046776668dPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9edf9893cf26d060705c910a9b62d8cc96ed56aPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f66c7904fb6f0e420a654bc90909e64a25d00896Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd51e810affa38d735d04261e673b2a5fe9c8665Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.