Unscored severity · published Oct 28, 2026
CVE-2026-99123
vsock/virtio: validate packet source for connected sockets
New
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CVSS
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EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
vsock/virtio: validate packet source for connected sockets
virtio_transport_recv_pkt() looks up sockets first by the full source and
destination tuple, then by destination only in the bound table. The
fallback is needed for listening and connecting sockets, but sockets remain
in the bound table after connect(), so it can also return a non-listening
socket.
The fallback does not validate the source address. In TCP_SYN_SENT, a
RESPONSE from an unrelated source can transition the victim socket to
TCP_ESTABLISHED while its stored remote address remains unchanged.
Subsequent RW packets from that source are delivered through the same
destination-only fallback.
This was reproduced with capability-empty processes under different UIDs.
The attacker discovered the target tuple through unprivileged AF_VSOCK
sock_diag and caused the victim socket to read 16 attacker-chosen bytes;
the intended peer-side socket read 0 of those 16 bytes.
Add vsock_check_source() to validate the transport, source port and source
CID against the peer stored in a non-listening socket. The local transport
is the CID exception because its packets are generated internally with
VMADDR_CID_LOCAL as their source, including connections using CID aliases.
Use the helper after lock_sock() in the virtio receive path.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Linux · Linux
06a8fc78367d070720af960dcecec917d3ae5f3b before 6cd829de69efd9ed3a53aa2421004a0396eb2bd7; 06a8fc78367d070720af960dcecec917d3ae5f3b before e9bf92de436ba55f33eaa55d7008e68551123cfd; 06a8fc78367d070720af960dcecec917d3ae5f3b before dee44f41f206becb41c492899c1996cfd7f82a1b; 4.8 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-99123
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-99123
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6cd829de69efd9ed3a53aa2421004a0396eb2bd7
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9bf92de436ba55f33eaa55d7008e68551123cfd
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dee44f41f206becb41c492899c1996cfd7f82a1b
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