In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
tls: don't leave a full plaintext sk_msg ring unpushed
When the copy path in tls_sw_sendmsg_locked() adds the fragment that fills
the plaintext sk_msg ring, it does not set full_record, so the record is
left full and unpushed. A later splice() then adds to an already full
ring: sk_msg_page_add() has no fullness check of its own, so sg.end wraps
onto sg.start and the ring appears empty. Fragments added after that
overwrite live entries, and sg.size no longer matches what is reachable
between sg.start and sg.end, so pushing the record runs the scatterwalk off
the end of the scatterlist.
An unprivileged user can trigger this on a loopback TCP socket with the
"tls" ULP attached:
BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000008
RIP: 0010:memcpy_from_scatterwalk+0x32/0xc0
Call Trace:
skcipher_walk_next+0x1d1/0x2c0
gcm_encrypt_aesni_avx+0x1e9/0x220
bpf_exec_tx_verdict+0x3bb/0x860
tls_sw_sendmsg+0xa1a/0xca0
__sys_sendto+0x1da/0x1f0
Set full_record in the copy path when the ring becomes full, and push a
record that is already full on entry to the sendmsg loop.
tls: don't leave a full plaintext sk_msg ring unpushed
When the copy path in tls_sw_sendmsg_locked() adds the fragment that fills
the plaintext sk_msg ring, it does not set full_record, so the record is
left full and unpushed. A later splice() then adds to an already full
ring: sk_msg_page_add() has no fullness check of its own, so sg.end wraps
onto sg.start and the ring appears empty. Fragments added after that
overwrite live entries, and sg.size no longer matches what is reachable
between sg.start and sg.end, so pushing the record runs the scatterwalk off
the end of the scatterlist.
An unprivileged user can trigger this on a loopback TCP socket with the
"tls" ULP attached:
BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000008
RIP: 0010:memcpy_from_scatterwalk+0x32/0xc0
Call Trace:
skcipher_walk_next+0x1d1/0x2c0
gcm_encrypt_aesni_avx+0x1e9/0x220
bpf_exec_tx_verdict+0x3bb/0x860
tls_sw_sendmsg+0xa1a/0xca0
__sys_sendto+0x1da/0x1f0
Set full_record in the copy path when the ring becomes full, and push a
record that is already full on entry to the sendmsg loop.
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tls: don't leave a full plaintext sk_msg ring unpushed When the copy path in tls_sw_sendmsg_locked() adds the fragment that fills the plaintext sk_msg ring, it does not set full_record, so the record is left full and unpushed. A later splice() then adds to an already full ring: sk_msg_page_add() has no fullness check of its own, so sg.end wraps onto sg.start and the ring appears empty. Fragments added after that overwrite live entries, and sg.size no longer matches what is reachable between sg.start and sg.end, so pushing the record runs the scatterwalk off the end of the scatterlist. An unprivileged user can trigger this on a loopback TCP socket with the "tls" ULP attached: BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000008 RIP: 0010:memcpy_from_scatterwalk+0x32/0xc0 Call Trace: skcipher_walk_next+0x1d1/0x2c0 gcm_encrypt_aesni_avx+0x1e9/0x220 bpf_exec_tx_verdict+0x3bb/0x860 tls_sw_sendmsg+0xa1a/0xca0 __sys_sendto+0x1da/0x1f0 Set full_record in the copy path when the ring becomes full, and push a record that is already full on entry to the sendmsg loop. | |
| Title | tls: don't leave a full plaintext sk_msg ring unpushed | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-22T15:31:56.813Z
Reserved: 2026-08-15T05:44:03.920Z
Link: CVE-2026-74610
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-08-22T16:16:33.547
Modified: 2026-08-22T16:16:33.547
Link: CVE-2026-74610
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