net/handshake: duplicate handshake cancellations leak socket
When a handshake request is cancelled it is removed from the
handshake_net->hn_requests list, but it is still present in the
handshake_rhashtbl until it is destroyed.
If a second cancellation request arrives for the same handshake request,
then remove_pending() will return false... and assuming
HANDSHAKE_F_REQ_COMPLETED isn't set in req->hr_flags, we'll continue
processing through the out_true label, where we put another reference on
the sock and a refcount underflow occurs.
This can happen for example if a handshake times out - particularly if
the SUNRPC client sends the AUTH_TLS probe to the server but doesn't
follow it up with the ClientHello due to a problem with tlshd. When the
timeout is hit on the server, the server will send a FIN, which triggers
a cancellation request via xs_reset_transport(). When the timeout is
hit on the client, another cancellation request happens via
xs_tls_handshake_sync().
Add a test_and_set_bit(HANDSHAKE_F_REQ_COMPLETED) in the pending cancel
path so duplicate cancels can be detected.
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| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DSA |
DSA-6126-1 | linux security update |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8177-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8179-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8177-2 | Linux kernel (Real-time) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8183-1 | Linux kernel (GCP) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8184-1 | Linux kernel (Real-time) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8179-2 | Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8185-1 | Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8179-3 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8183-2 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8203-1 | Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8204-1 | Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi Real-time) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8185-2 | Linux kernel (Low Latency NVIDIA) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8179-4 | Linux kernel (GCP) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8245-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8257-1 | Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8258-1 | Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8260-1 | Linux kernel (Azure FIPS) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8261-1 | Linux kernel (Xilinx) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8265-1 | Linux kernel (NVIDIA Tegra) vulnerabilities |
Thu, 15 Jan 2026 12:15:00 +0000
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Tue, 13 Jan 2026 15:45:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/handshake: duplicate handshake cancellations leak socket When a handshake request is cancelled it is removed from the handshake_net->hn_requests list, but it is still present in the handshake_rhashtbl until it is destroyed. If a second cancellation request arrives for the same handshake request, then remove_pending() will return false... and assuming HANDSHAKE_F_REQ_COMPLETED isn't set in req->hr_flags, we'll continue processing through the out_true label, where we put another reference on the sock and a refcount underflow occurs. This can happen for example if a handshake times out - particularly if the SUNRPC client sends the AUTH_TLS probe to the server but doesn't follow it up with the ClientHello due to a problem with tlshd. When the timeout is hit on the server, the server will send a FIN, which triggers a cancellation request via xs_reset_transport(). When the timeout is hit on the client, another cancellation request happens via xs_tls_handshake_sync(). Add a test_and_set_bit(HANDSHAKE_F_REQ_COMPLETED) in the pending cancel path so duplicate cancels can be detected. | |
| Title | net/handshake: duplicate handshake cancellations leak socket | |
| 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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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-05-11T21:53:06.843Z
Reserved: 2025-12-24T10:30:51.035Z
Link: CVE-2025-68775
No data.
Status : Deferred
Published: 2026-01-13T16:15:57.073
Modified: 2026-04-15T00:35:42.020
Link: CVE-2025-68775
OpenCVE Enrichment
No data.
No weakness.
Debian DSA
Ubuntu USN