High severity · published May 27, 2026
CVE-2026-46015
tcp: call sk_data_ready() after listener migration
7.8
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
tcp: call sk_data_ready() after listener migration
When inet_csk_listen_stop() migrates an established child socket from
a closing listener to another socket in the same SO_REUSEPORT group,
the target listener gets a new accept-queue entry via
inet_csk_reqsk_queue_add(), but that path never notifies the target
listener's waiters. A nonblocking accept() still works because it
checks the queue directly, but poll()/epoll_wait() waiters and
blocking accept() callers can also remain asleep indefinitely.
Call READ_ONCE(nsk->sk_data_ready)(nsk) after a successful migration
in inet_csk_listen_stop().
However, after inet_csk_reqsk_queue_add() succeeds, the ref acquired
in reuseport_migrate_sock() is effectively transferred to
nreq->rsk_listener. Another CPU can then dequeue nreq via accept()
or listener shutdown, hit reqsk_put(), and drop that listener ref.
Since listeners are SOCK_RCU_FREE, wrap the post-queue_add()
dereferences of nsk in rcu_read_lock()/rcu_read_unlock(), which also
covers the existing sock_net(nsk) access in that path.
The reqsk_timer_handler() path does not need the same changes for two
reasons: half-open requests become readable only after the final ACK,
where tcp_child_process() already wakes the listener; and once nreq is
visible via inet_ehash_insert(), the success path no longer touches
nsk directly.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 3% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
5.14 before 5.15.209; 5.16 before 6.1.175; 6.2 before 6.6.140; 6.7 before 6.12.86; 6.13 before 6.18.27; 6.19 before 7.0.4 · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Linux
54b92e84193749c9968aff2dd46e3b0f42643e18 before 7aa7933a5607b1e5b56f322d17265c1d0ea02c51; 54b92e84193749c9968aff2dd46e3b0f42643e18 before 14e9bb6eba8f59dcc637702e4744ae5e30660d76; 54b92e84193749c9968aff2dd46e3b0f42643e18 before ab5fdcd535645f6dbe6e9e21d96a08d141e88b4b; 54b92e84193749c9968aff2dd46e3b0f42643e18 before bebd058ef40c67a81fe6d9ee8beaa4ede90e0704; 54b92e84193749c9968aff2dd46e3b0f42643e18 before 83bb57635d7cbafde32f865b577ecfd969f02337; 54b92e84193749c9968aff2dd46e3b0f42643e18 before 12625b4da84caf4d84a04988710a7b9bcf702b18; +2 more · source: vendor
SS
SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP · Siemens
V3.1.6; V3.1.7; V3.1.6; V3.1.7 · source: CISA
SS
SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP · Siemens
V3.1.6; V3.1.7; V3.1.6; V3.1.7 · source: CISA
SS
SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystem · Siemens
0 · source: CISA
SS
SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP · Siemens
V3.1.6; V3.1.7 · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-46015
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-46015
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/12625b4da84caf4d84a04988710a7b9bcf702b18
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/14e9bb6eba8f59dcc637702e4744ae5e30660d76
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3864c6ba1e041bc75342353a70fa2a2c6f909923
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7aa7933a5607b1e5b56f322d17265c1d0ea02c51
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83bb57635d7cbafde32f865b577ecfd969f02337
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab5fdcd535645f6dbe6e9e21d96a08d141e88b4b
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