Vulnerability · Published Feb 14, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2026-23179nvmet-tcp: fixup hang in nvmet_tcp_listen_data_ready()

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In plain English

A security flaw 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 0.2% (higher than 9% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS )–Not rated
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 90.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvmet-tcp: fixup hang in nvmet_tcp_listen_data_ready() When the socket is closed while in TCP_LISTEN a callback is run to flush all outstanding packets, which in turns calls nvmet_tcp_listen_data_ready() with the sk_callback_lock held. So we need to check if we are in TCP_LISTEN before attempting to get the sk_callback_lock() to avoid a deadlock.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:13linux6.12.73-1DSA-6141-1
Debian:13linux6.12.73-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-23179
Debian:14linux6.18.10-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux6.8.0-117.117UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:25.10linuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws6.8.0-1055.58UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:25.10linux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.86.8.0-1057.60~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure6.8.0-1056.62UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:25.10linux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.86.8.0-1059.65~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde6.8.0-1058.65UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:25.10linux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.86.8.0-1058.65~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp6.8.0-1058.61UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:25.10linux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.86.8.0-1060.63~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gke6.8.0-1054.60UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeop6.8.0-1041.44UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.86.8.0-124.124~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibm6.8.0-1055.56UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.86.8.0-1055.56~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency6.8.0-117.117.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.86.8.0-117.117.1~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia6.8.0-1054.57UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.86.8.0-1054.57~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatency6.8.0-1054.57.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra6.8.0-1024.24UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle6.8.0-1054.55UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:25.10linux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.86.8.0-1054.55~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi6.8.0-1056.60UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:25.10linux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:25.10linux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:25.10linux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.86.8.0-117.117~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinx6.8.0-1032.33UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23179

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 675b453e024154dd547921c6e6d5b58747ba7e0e – before 6e0c7503a5803d568d56a9f9bca662cd94a14908675b453e024154dd547921c6e6d5b58747ba7e0e – before 1c90f930e7b410dd2d75a2a19a85e19c64e98ad5675b453e024154dd547921c6e6d5b58747ba7e0e – before 2fa8961d3a6a1c2395d8d560ffed2c782681bade
Linux Linux 6.7

References