Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
vsock/virtio: fix potential unbounded skb queue
virtio_transport_inc_rx_pkt() checks vvs->rx_bytes + len > vvs->buf_alloc.
virtio_transport_recv_enqueue() skips coalescing for packets with VIRTIO_VSOCK_SEQ_EOM.
If fed with packets with len == 0 and VIRTIO_VSOCK_SEQ_EOM, a very large number of packets can be queued because vvs->rx_bytes stays at 0.
Fix this by estimating the skb metadata size:
(Number of skbs in the queue) * SKB_TRUESIZE(0)
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | >= 077706165717686a2a6a71405fef036cd5b37ae0, < 1eca304f97a34ed5e921e1f0e06c8b241f25bf12; >= 077706165717686a2a6a71405fef036cd5b37ae0, < 9bdc637fde66b63d6cad0caacd034888bb7bf5f5; >= 077706165717686a2a6a71405fef036cd5b37ae0, < 100d5b2ffdc6468b9e48532641f29e83efdcb63c; >= 077706165717686a2a6a71405fef036cd5b37ae0, < 059b7dbd20a6f0c539a45ddff1573cb8946685b5; 5852a2b573f7a3a29df46296e56aa3491e589cdf; >= 6.1.63, < 6.2 |
| Linux | Linux | 6.3 |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/059b7dbd20a6f0c539a45ddff1573cb8946685b5Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/100d5b2ffdc6468b9e48532641f29e83efdcb63cPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1eca304f97a34ed5e921e1f0e06c8b241f25bf12Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9bdc637fde66b63d6cad0caacd034888bb7bf5f5Patch
Timeline
- Published
- Jun 25, 2026
- Last modified
- Oct 19, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified