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CVE-2026-99062

vsock/virtio: account only unread bytes in read_skb()

Published
2026-10-23
Last modified
2026-10-23
CNA
Linux
NVD status
Received

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CVSS v3.1 (listed by NVD)
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Not scored
CVSS v4.0 (listed by NVD)
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Not scored
CVSS (listed by CVE.org)
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Not scored
EPSS exploit probability
0.2%
Percentile 10.5%
as of 2026-10-24
CISA KEV
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Not listed

Description

NVD

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vsock/virtio: account only unread bytes in read_skb() After a partial stream receive, rx_bytes tracks the unread suffix while buf_used and peer credit still cover the whole packet. virtio_transport_read_skb() dequeues that packet but passes pkt_len for both counters, underflowing rx_bytes. On a connected CID_LOCAL stream with an SK_SKB verdict, a 40-byte read from a 100-byte packet made SIOCINQ report -40, an empty recv return ELOOP, and poll report the empty socket readable. After verdict detach, receiving 40 bytes wrapped the counter to zero and hid those queued bytes until one more byte arrived. The fixed run kept the counter balanced and exposed all queued data immediately. This was found during an LLM-assisted manual source audit of VSOCK receive accounting while re-evaluating virtio_transport_read_skb() after CVE-2024-50169. Subtract only skb->len minus the VSOCK offset from rx_bytes. Retain the full packet length for buf_used and peer credit.

Affected products and packages

CNA (CVE.org)

VendorProductVersions
LinuxLinux
affected: 7893a41deaf28b53036d4ea7cd9f7d54e8874dfc … < e4a0028b0d54b2c45e1dc8c0dd95fe3e9236f55b
affected: 45ca7e9f0730ae36fc610e675b990e9cc9ca0714 … < 38bad3930b1185dd6c98db3dd342ddc123c6f3ef
affected: 45ca7e9f0730ae36fc610e675b990e9cc9ca0714 … < dd4b2f88ee517f9629d0d3dbfced02ffbc33e2dc
affected: 45ca7e9f0730ae36fc610e675b990e9cc9ca0714 … < a463f55c791b96cfd12df8b10ea737d45c80bb18
affected: 17bada47e9ac3621c28e0ffa89af8279fedea00a
affected: 6.12.34 … < 6.12.113
affected: 6.15.3 … < 6.16
default: unaffected
LinuxLinux
affected: 6.16
unaffected: 0 … < 6.16
unaffected: 6.12.113 … <= 6.12.*
unaffected: 6.18.57 … <= 6.18.*
unaffected: 7.2.11 … <= 7.2.*
unaffected: 7.3 … <= *
default: affected

Open-source packages (GitHub Advisory / OSV)

vsock/virtio: account only unread bytes in read_skb()

EcosystemPackageAffected versionsFixed in
>= 7893a41deaf28b53036d4ea7cd9f7d54e8874dfc, < e4a0028b0d54b2c45e1dc8c0dd95fe3e9236f55b; >= 45ca7e9f0730ae36fc610e675b990e9cc9ca0714, < 38bad3930b1185dd6c98db3dd342ddc123c6f3ef; < dd4b2f88ee517f9629d0d3dbfced02ffbc33e2dc; < a463f55c791b96cfd12df8b10ea737d45c80bb18; >= 6.12.34, < 6.12.113; >= 6.15.3, < 6.16; >= 17bada47e9ac3621c28e0ffa89af8279fedea00a
v6.12.112, v6.12.111, v6.12.110, v6.12.109, v6.12.108, v6.12.107, v6.12.106, v6.12.105, v6.12.104, v6.12.103, v6.12.102, v6.12.101, v6.12.100, v6.12.99, v6.12.98, v6.12.97, v6.12.96, v6.12.95, v6.12.94, v6.12.93, … (+68)
e4a0028b0d54b2c45e1dc8c0dd95fe3e9236f55b, 38bad3930b1185dd6c98db3dd342ddc123c6f3ef, dd4b2f88ee517f9629d0d3dbfced02ffbc33e2dc, a463f55c791b96cfd12df8b10ea737d45c80bb18, 6.12.113, 6.16
LinuxKernel< 6.12.113; >= 6.13.0, < 6.18.57; >= 6.16.0, < 7.2.116.12.113, 6.18.57, 7.2.11

Linux distribution status

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Debian ↗

ReleasePackageStatusFixed version / notes
bookwormlinuxnot-affected unimportant
forkylinuxresolved not yet assigned7.2.11-1
sidlinuxresolved not yet assigned7.2.11-1
trixielinuxresolved not yet assigned6.12.113-1

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References (7)