Vulnerability · Published Sep 17, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2026-90235sunrpc: xprtsock: annotate shared socket callbacks with READ_ONCE/WRITE_ONCE

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 0.7% (higher than 52% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 48.1% 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: sunrpc: xprtsock: annotate shared socket callbacks with READ_ONCE/WRITE_ONCE xprtsock replaces and restores sk->sk_data_ready and sk->sk_write_space on live sockets with plain stores, and xs_udp_do_set_buffer_size() invokes sk->sk_write_space via a plain load. These callback pointers are shared with generic socket and protocol paths that may read or invoke them concurrently, so xprtsock needs the same READ_ONCE()/WRITE_ONCE() callback visibility contract that the validated 4022 family applied elsewhere. When SUNRPC takes over an AF_LOCAL, UDP, or TCP socket and later restores the lower-socket callbacks during teardown, another CPU may still hold an earlier callback snapshot. The plain replace/restore pattern leaves the same visibility hole as the validated 4022 family, so a stale snapshot can still invoke xs_data_ready() or xs_udp_write_space() after the live callback fields have already been restored to the lower-socket handlers. Use WRITE_ONCE() for the shared sk_data_ready and sk_write_space stores in xs_local_finish_connecting(), xs_udp_finish_connecting(), xs_tcp_finish_connecting(), and xs_restore_old_callbacks(). Use READ_ONCE() for the direct sk_write_space invocation in xs_udp_do_set_buffer_size(). This matches the required callback visibility contract while leaving adjacent sk_state_change and sk_error_report handling unchanged.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linuxno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2026-90235
Debian:13linux6.12.111-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-90235
Debian:14linux7.2.6-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-90235
Debian:12linux-6.126.12.111-1~deb12u1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux7.0.0-42.42UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-aws7.0.0-1016.17UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gcp7.0.0-1016.18UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-7.07.0.0-42.42~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-ibm7.0.0-1017.17UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotgno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-bosno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegrano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegrano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oem-7.07.0.0-1017.17UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oracle7.0.0-1015.16UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-riscv7.0.0-42.42.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-7.07.0.0-42.42.1~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-vmwareno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90235

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux a246b0105bbd9a70a698f69baae2042996f2a0e9 – before 6b79b5a0f1c566f0aa6e08c7981826015a0acc4da246b0105bbd9a70a698f69baae2042996f2a0e9 – before ed80d009b154aa204f541d390884851b3d4f15aea246b0105bbd9a70a698f69baae2042996f2a0e9 – before 589f761236e05ff9de1bdfd6a5258f113e6457fea246b0105bbd9a70a698f69baae2042996f2a0e9 – before da652cb17f9faeea1fa44b7215e8869a0b10b664a246b0105bbd9a70a698f69baae2042996f2a0e9 – before d8f0b83753809761a560c4b33249388548ba6e43a246b0105bbd9a70a698f69baae2042996f2a0e9 – before 33930840b5f0a79f826e7c69dc6cd78f72a67481
Linux Linux 2.6.15

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