GHSA-hqwg-h56w-34xhHighCVSS 7.5

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tcp: fix TIME_WAIT socket...

Published
August 10, 2026
Last Modified
August 14, 2026

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📋 Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

tcp: fix TIME_WAIT socket reference leak on PSP policy failure

Release the TIME_WAIT socket reference and jump to discard_it upon PSP policy failure in both IPv4 and IPv6 receive paths. This prevents a memory leak of tcp_tw_bucket structures.

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