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CVE-2026-23120

VendorlinuxProductlinux kernelDiscoveredFeb 14, 2026UpdatedMar 18, 2026

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: l2tp: avoid one data-race in l2tp_tunnel_del_work() We should read sk->sk_socket only when dealing with kernel sockets. syzbot reported the following data-race: BUG: KCSAN: data-race in l2tp_tunnel_del_work / sk_common_release write to 0xffff88811c182b20 of 8 bytes by task 5365 on cpu 0: sk_set_socket include/net/sock.h:2092 [inline] sock_orphan include/net/sock.h:2118 [inline] sk_common_release+0xae/0x230 net/core/sock.c:4003 udp_lib_close+0x15/0x20 include/net/udp.h:325 inet_release+0xce/0xf0 net/ipv4/af_inet.c:437 __sock_release net/socket.c:662 [inline] sock_close+0x6b/0x150 net/socket.c:1455 __fput+0x29b/0x650 fs/file_table.c:468 fput+0x1c/0x30 fs/file_table.c:496 task_work_run+0x131/0x1a0 kernel/task_work.c:233…

CVSS v3.1
5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS
0.10%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Not listed
no confirmed exploitation reported
News coverage
21
sources referencing this CVE
Related IOCs
0
seen in the same coverage
EPSS Trend
Aug 16, 2026 → Oct 22, 2026
● 0.01pp
0.11% → 0.10% over 4 tracked changes
CVSS v3.1 Detail
Attack VectorLOCAL
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredLOW
User InteractionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
ConfidentialityNONE
IntegrityNONE
AvailabilityHIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Connections
22 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
Feb 14, 2026
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Mar 18, 2026
Apr 16, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8180-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Apr 17, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8180-2: Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerabilities
Apr 17, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8186-1: Linux kernel (Real-time) vulnerabilities
Apr 17, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8187-1: Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilities
Apr 17, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8188-1: Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities
Apr 24, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8180-5: Linux kernel (IBM) vulnerabilities
May 7, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8243-1: Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
May 11, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8180-6: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities
May 19, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8275-1: Linux kernel (Xilinx ZynqMP) vulnerabilities
May 19, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8278-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
May 20, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8289-1: Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilities
May 22, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8296-1: Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerabilities
May 25, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8296-2: Linux kernel (NVIDIA Tegra) vulnerabilities
May 26, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8278-2: Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Jul 2, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8499-1: Linux kernel (Xilinx) vulnerabilities
Jul 20, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8570-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Jul 23, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8594-1: Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities
Jul 24, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8604-1: Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Jul 24, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8605-1: Linux kernel (Azure CVM) vulnerabilities
Jul 28, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8570-2: Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilities
Aug 21, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8669-1: Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilities