Critical severity · published Aug 15, 2026
CVE-2026-72221
sunrpc: wait for in-flight TLS handshake callback when cancel loses race
9.8
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
sunrpc: wait for in-flight TLS handshake callback when cancel loses race
When wait_for_completion_interruptible_timeout() in
svc_tcp_handshake() returns 0 (timeout) or -ERESTARTSYS (signal) and
tls_handshake_cancel() then returns false, handshake_complete() has
won the cancellation race: it has set HANDSHAKE_F_REQ_COMPLETED and
is about to invoke svc_tcp_handshake_done(), but the callback's
side effects on xpt_flags and on svsk->sk_handshake_done have not
yet committed.
The current code reads xpt_flags immediately to decide whether the
session succeeded. Two races result.
If the callback has executed set_bit(XPT_TLS_SESSION) but not yet
clear_bit(XPT_HANDSHAKE), svc_tcp_handshake() sees a session,
enqueues the transport, and returns. svc_xprt_received() then
clears XPT_BUSY, a worker thread picks the transport up, the
dispatcher in svc_handle_xprt() observes XPT_HANDSHAKE still set,
and xpo_handshake is invoked a second time. That svc_tcp_handshake()
calls init_completion(&svsk->sk_handshake_done) while the original
callback concurrently calls complete_all() on it, corrupting the
embedded swait_queue.
If the callback has set HANDSHAKE_F_REQ_COMPLETED but not yet
entered svc_tcp_handshake_done(), svc_tcp_handshake() reads
XPT_TLS_SESSION as clear and tears the connection down even though
the handshake is about to succeed.
Wait for the callback to commit before inspecting xpt_flags. The
completion is guaranteed to fire because handshake_complete()
invokes svc_tcp_handshake_done() unconditionally once it has set
HANDSHAKE_F_REQ_COMPLETED.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 50% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Linux · Linux
b3cbf98e2fdf3cb147a95161560cd25987284330 before 0d8ceb39884148dc7a2fdf71e1cac5961ed1d2b9; b3cbf98e2fdf3cb147a95161560cd25987284330 before e0f4691d42a54d359d8b64509fd9ab938d4f2a33; b3cbf98e2fdf3cb147a95161560cd25987284330 before 65b23bec1fca6e9ebdc3e6041ebf8c6ab074141b; b3cbf98e2fdf3cb147a95161560cd25987284330 before a4f878e8ecd729ccf2e50993444e217583adeace; b3cbf98e2fdf3cb147a95161560cd25987284330 before d00e32f84ca1a77cb67a3fbf59f58dada95f5a21; 6.4 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-72221
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-72221
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d8ceb39884148dc7a2fdf71e1cac5961ed1d2b9
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/65b23bec1fca6e9ebdc3e6041ebf8c6ab074141b
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a4f878e8ecd729ccf2e50993444e217583adeace
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d00e32f84ca1a77cb67a3fbf59f58dada95f5a21
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e0f4691d42a54d359d8b64509fd9ab938d4f2a33
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