Vulnerability · Published Feb 14, 2026 · Assigned by Linux
CVE-2026-23120l2tp: avoid one data-race in l2tp_tunnel_del_work()
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity race condition in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 1% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: l2tp: avoid one data-race in l2tp_tunnel_del_work() We should read sk->sk_socket only when dealing with kernel sockets. syzbot reported the following data-race: BUG: KCSAN: data-race in l2tp_tunnel_del_work / sk_common_release write to 0xffff88811c182b20 of 8 bytes by task 5365 on cpu 0: sk_set_socket include/net/sock.h:2092 [inline] sock_orphan include/net/sock.h:2118 [inline] sk_common_release+0xae/0x230 net/core/sock.c:4003 udp_lib_close+0x15/0x20 include/net/udp.h:325 inet_release+0xce/0xf0 net/ipv4/af_inet.c:437 __sock_release net/socket.c:662 [inline] sock_close+0x6b/0x150 net/socket.c:1455 __fput+0x29b/0x650 fs/file_table.c:468 ____fput+0x1c/0x30 fs/file_table.c:496 task_work_run+0x131/0x1a0 kernel/task_work.c:233 resume_user_mode_work include/linux/resume_user_mode.h:50 [inline] __exit_to_user_mode_loop kernel/entry/common.c:44 [inline] exit_to_user_mode_loop+0x1fe/0x740 kernel/entry/common.c:75 __exit_to_user_mode_prepare include/linux/irq-entry-common.h:226 [inline] syscall_exit_to_user_mode_prepare include/linux/irq-entry-common.h:256 [inline] syscall_exit_to_user_mode_work include/linux/entry-common.h:159 [inline] syscall_exit_to_user_mode include/linux/entry-common.h:194 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x1e1/0x2b0 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:100 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f read to 0xffff88811c182b20 of 8 bytes by task 827 on cpu 1: l2tp_tunnel_del_work+0x2f/0x1a0 net/l2tp/l2tp_core.c:1418 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3257 [inline] process_scheduled_works+0x4ce/0x9d0 kernel/workqueue.c:3340 worker_thread+0x582/0x770 kernel/workqueue.c:3421 kthread+0x489/0x510 kernel/kthread.c:463 ret_from_fork+0x149/0x290 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:246 value changed: 0xffff88811b818000 -> 0x0000000000000000
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | linux | 6.1.162-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Debian:13 | linux | 6.12.69-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Debian:14 | linux | 6.18.8-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux | 5.15.0-176.186 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux | 6.8.0-117.117 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | linux | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-allwinner-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws | 5.15.0-1105.112 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-aws | 6.8.0-1055.58 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | linux-aws | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-aws-6.14 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-aws-6.17 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-6.8 | 6.8.0-1057.60~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure | 5.15.0-1110.119 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-azure | 6.8.0-1056.62 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | linux-azure | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.11 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.14 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.17 | 6.17.0-1021.21~24.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.8 | 6.8.0-1059.65~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde | 5.15.0-1114.123 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde | 6.8.0-1058.65 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | linux-azure-fde | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde-6.14 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde-6.8 | 6.8.0-1058.65~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-azure-nvidia | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-azure-nvidia-6.14 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 5.15.0-1105.114 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 6.8.0-1058.61 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | linux-gcp | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.11 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.14 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.17 | 6.17.0-1021.24~24.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.8 | 6.8.0-1060.63~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gke | 5.15.0-1101.107 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-gke | 6.8.0-1054.60 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gkeop | 5.15.0-1088.96 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-gkeop | 6.8.0-1041.44 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.11 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.14 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.17 | 6.17.0-41.41~24.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.8 | 6.8.0-124.124~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-ibm | 5.15.0-1099.102 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-ibm | 6.8.0-1055.56 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-ibm-6.8 | 6.8.0-1055.56~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iot-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iotg | 5.15.0-1100.106 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-kvm | 5.15.0-1097.102 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency | 5.15.0-175.185 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency | 6.8.0-117.117.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 | 6.8.0-117.117.1~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia | 5.15.0-1100.101 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-nvidia | 6.8.0-1054.57 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-6.11 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-6.17 | 6.17.0-1031.31 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-6.8 | 6.8.0-1054.57~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-lowlatency | 6.8.0-1054.57.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-tegra | 5.15.0-1057.57 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-tegra | 6.8.0-1024.24 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-tegra-igx | 5.15.0-1046.46 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-5.17 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.0 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.1 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.11 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.14 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.17 | 6.17.0-1030.30 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.8 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle | 5.15.0-1102.108 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-oracle | 6.8.0-1054.55 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | linux-oracle | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-oracle-6.14 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-oracle-6.17 | 6.17.0-1019.19~24.04.3 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle-6.8 | 6.8.0-1054.55~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-raspi | 5.15.0-1099.102 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-raspi | 6.8.0-1056.60 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | linux-raspi | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | linux-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-riscv | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | linux-riscv | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-riscv-6.14 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-riscv-6.17 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv-6.8 | 6.8.0-117.117~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-starfive-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-starfive-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-starfive-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-xilinx | 6.8.0-1032.33 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-xilinx-zynqmp | 5.15.0-1070.74 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23120 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | d00fa9adc528c1b0e64d532556764852df8bd7b9 – before 1f63ca44b4f419a1663d94d1bb0b4e2beb73fdb4d00fa9adc528c1b0e64d532556764852df8bd7b9 – before 36c40a80109f1771d59558050b1a71e13c60c759d00fa9adc528c1b0e64d532556764852df8bd7b9 – before eae074dab764ea181bbed5e88626889319177498d00fa9adc528c1b0e64d532556764852df8bd7b9 – before 68e92085427c84e7679ddb53c0d68836d220b6e7d00fa9adc528c1b0e64d532556764852df8bd7b9 – before 3d6d414b214ce31659bded2f8df50c93a3769474d00fa9adc528c1b0e64d532556764852df8bd7b9 – before 32d417497b79efb403d75f4c185fe6fd9d64b94fd00fa9adc528c1b0e64d532556764852df8bd7b9 – before 7a29f6bf60f2590fe5e9c4decb451e19afad2bcf15df699fdc5af46a9fb15ae2d9326294852de5b5 |
| Linux | Linux | 4.16 |
Weakness: CWE-362
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f63ca44b4f419a1663d94d1bb0b4e2beb73fdb4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36c40a80109f1771d59558050b1a71e13c60c759
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eae074dab764ea181bbed5e88626889319177498
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68e92085427c84e7679ddb53c0d68836d220b6e7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d6d414b214ce31659bded2f8df50c93a3769474
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/32d417497b79efb403d75f4c185fe6fd9d64b94f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a29f6bf60f2590fe5e9c4decb451e19afad2bcf