CVE-2026-22977
- Source
- https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-22977
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-22977.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2026-22977
- Downstream
- Published
- 2026-01-21T13:08:54.858Z
- Modified
- 2026-02-09T19:36:28.066784Z
- Summary
- net: sock: fix hardened usercopy panic in sock_recv_errqueue
- Details
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: sock: fix hardened usercopy panic in sockrecverrqueue
skbufffclonecache was created without defining a usercopy region, [1] unlike skbuffheadcache which properly whitelists the cb[] field. [2] This causes a usercopy BUG() when CONFIGHARDENEDUSERCOPY is enabled and the kernel attempts to copy skbuff.cb data to userspace via sockrecverrqueue() -> putcmsg().
The crash occurs when: 1. TCP allocates an skb using allocskbfclone() (from skbufffclonecache) [1] 2. The skb is cloned via skbclone() using the pre-allocated fclone [3] 3. The cloned skb is queued to skerrorqueue for timestamp reporting 4. Userspace reads the error queue via recvmsg(MSGERRQUEUE) 5. sockrecverrqueue() calls putcmsg() to copy serr->ee from skb->cb [4] 6. _checkheapobject() fails because skbufffclonecache has no usercopy whitelist [5]
When cloned skbs allocated from skbufffclonecache are used in the socket error queue, accessing the sockexterrskb structure in skb->cb via put_cmsg() triggers a usercopy hardening violation:
[ 5.379589] usercopy: Kernel memory exposure attempt detected from SLUB object 'skbufffclonecache' (offset 296, size 16)! [ 5.382796] kernel BUG at mm/usercopy.c:102! [ 5.383923] Oops: invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] SMP KASAN NOPTI [ 5.384903] CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 138 Comm: pocputcmsg Not tainted 6.12.57 #7 [ 5.384903] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS rel-1.16.3-0-ga6ed6b701f0a-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014 [ 5.384903] RIP: 0010:usercopyabort+0x6c/0x80 [ 5.384903] Code: 1a 86 51 48 c7 c2 40 15 1a 86 41 52 48 c7 c7 c0 15 1a 86 48 0f 45 d6 48 c7 c6 80 15 1a 86 48 89 c1 49 0f 45 f3 e8 84 27 88 ff <0f> 0b 490 [ 5.384903] RSP: 0018:ffffc900006f77a8 EFLAGS: 00010246 [ 5.384903] RAX: 000000000000006f RBX: ffff88800f0ad2a8 RCX: 1ffffffff0f72e74 [ 5.384903] RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000004 RDI: ffffffff87b973a0 [ 5.384903] RBP: 0000000000000010 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: fffffbfff0f72e74 [ 5.384903] R10: 0000000000000003 R11: 79706f6372657375 R12: 0000000000000001 [ 5.384903] R13: ffff88800f0ad2b8 R14: ffffea00003c2b40 R15: ffffea00003c2b00 [ 5.384903] FS: 0000000011bc4380(0000) GS:ffff8880bf100000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [ 5.384903] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [ 5.384903] CR2: 000056aa3b8e5fe4 CR3: 000000000ea26004 CR4: 0000000000770ef0 [ 5.384903] PKRU: 55555554 [ 5.384903] Call Trace: [ 5.384903] <TASK> [ 5.384903] _checkheapobject+0x9a/0xd0 [ 5.384903] _checkobjectsize+0x46c/0x690 [ 5.384903] putcmsg+0x129/0x5e0 [ 5.384903] sockrecverrqueue+0x22f/0x380 [ 5.384903] tlsswrecvmsg+0x7ed/0x1960 [ 5.384903] ? srsoaliasreturnthunk+0x5/0xfbef5 [ 5.384903] ? schedule+0x6d/0x270 [ 5.384903] ? srsoaliasreturnthunk+0x5/0xfbef5 [ 5.384903] ? mutexunlock+0x81/0xd0 [ 5.384903] ? _pfxmutexunlock+0x10/0x10 [ 5.384903] ? _pfxtlsswrecvmsg+0x10/0x10 [ 5.384903] ? rawspinlockirqsave+0x8f/0xf0 [ 5.384903] ? rawreadunlockirqrestore+0x20/0x40 [ 5.384903] ? srsoaliasreturn_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5
The crash offset 296 corresponds to skb2->cb within skbufffclones: - sizeof(struct skbuff) = 232 - offsetof(struct skbuff, cb) = 40 - offset of skb2.cb in fclones = 232 + 40 = 272 - crash offset 296 = 272 + 24 (inside sockexterr_skb.ee)
This patch uses a local stack variable as a bounce buffer to avoid the hardened usercopy check failure.
[1] https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/v6.12.62/source/net/ipv4/tcp.c#L885 [2] https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/v6.12.62/source/net/core/skbuff.c#L5104 [3] https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/v6.12.62/source/net/core/skbuff.c#L5566 [4] https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/v6.12.62/source/net/core/skbuff.c#L5491 [5] https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/v6.12.62/source/mm/slub.c#L5719
- Database specific
{ "cna_assigner": "Linux", "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/22xxx/CVE-2026-22977.json" }- References
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- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/005671c60fcf1dbdb8bddf12a62568fd5e4ec391
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2a71a1a8d0ed718b1c7a9ac61f07e5755c47ae20
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/582a5e922a9652fcbb7d0165c95d5b20aa37575d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88dd6be7ebb3153b662c2cebcb06e032a92857f5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c6901aa29626e35045130bac09b75f791acca85
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c655d2167bf014d4c61b4faeca59b60ff9b9f6b1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e00b169eaac5f7cdbf710c354c8fa76d02009115
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/22xxx/CVE-2026-22977.json
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-22977
Affected packages
Git / git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Affected ranges
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- Events
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Introduced6d07d1cd300f4c7e16005f881fea388164999cc8Fixed88dd6be7ebb3153b662c2cebcb06e032a92857f5Fixedc655d2167bf014d4c61b4faeca59b60ff9b9f6b1Fixed8c6901aa29626e35045130bac09b75f791acca85Fixed582a5e922a9652fcbb7d0165c95d5b20aa37575dFixed005671c60fcf1dbdb8bddf12a62568fd5e4ec391Fixede00b169eaac5f7cdbf710c354c8fa76d02009115Fixed2a71a1a8d0ed718b1c7a9ac61f07e5755c47ae20
Affected versions
v4.*
v5.*
v6.*
Linux / Kernel
Package
- Name
- Kernel
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
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Introduced4.16.0Fixed5.10.248
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
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Introduced5.11.0Fixed5.15.198
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced5.16.0Fixed6.1.161
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced6.2.0Fixed6.6.121
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced6.7.0Fixed6.12.66
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
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Introduced6.13.0Fixed6.18.6