Vulnerability · Published Aug 22, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2026-74611tls: rx: restore msg_iter before TLS 1.3 optimistic retry

Critical 9.8

In plain English

A critical-severity 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 0.5% (higher than 42% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 57.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tls: rx: restore msg_iter before TLS 1.3 optimistic retry tls_decrypt_sg() advances msg->msg_iter when it maps user pages for the optimistic TLS 1.3 zero-copy path. If the decrypted record turns out not to be unpadded application data, tls_decrypt_sw() retries into a kernel skb, but leaves the iterator advanced. The subsequent copy from the skb then writes decrypted bytes again at a later point in the caller iovecs while recvmsg() reports only the post-retry length. A TLS peer can trigger this after the receiver enables TLS_RX_EXPECT_NO_PAD. Revert the iterator by the number of bytes consumed by the optimistic mapping before retrying without zero-copy. Add a selftest which sends a TLS 1.3 control record with TLS_RX_EXPECT_NO_PAD enabled and verifies that recvmsg() does not overwrite later iovecs beyond the returned length.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linuxno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2026-74611
Debian:13linux6.12.115-2DEBIAN-CVE-2026-74611
Debian:14linux7.1.9-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux7.0.0-42.42UBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-aws7.0.0-1016.17UBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gcp7.0.0-1016.18UBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-7.07.0.0-42.42~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-ibm7.0.0-1017.17UBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-bosno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra6.8.0-1036.39UBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oem-7.07.0.0-1017.17UBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oracle7.0.0-1015.16UBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-riscv7.0.0-42.42.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-7.07.0.0-42.42.1~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-vmwareno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74611

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux ce61327ce989b63c0bd1cc7afee00e218ee696ac – before 97004f3c17371ee1b259887298711e0604666688ce61327ce989b63c0bd1cc7afee00e218ee696ac – before c71bacacd59166adbea423a04e7474b0e8245b84ce61327ce989b63c0bd1cc7afee00e218ee696ac – before 3c4e21b1bf8e666a1c141e0f5813ece929570debce61327ce989b63c0bd1cc7afee00e218ee696ac – before 68787940274ec89f41dc91b1a68ee1a16a90735fce61327ce989b63c0bd1cc7afee00e218ee696ac – before 3c837266a734e2a22b24d2d567404a501d405835ce61327ce989b63c0bd1cc7afee00e218ee696ac – before 1c8629651cb54f7b51db8fc0b1a9944e4a4b0f5e
Linux Linux 6.0

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