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Linux L2TP Kernel Update Fix: Prevents Data Corruption
CVE-2026-23120
Summary
A fix has been made to the Linux kernel to prevent a potential issue with the L2TP protocol. This issue could have caused data corruption in certain situations. Users with Linux systems that use L2TP should update their kernel to the latest version to ensure they have the fix.
Original title
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...
Original description
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
resume_user_mode_work include/linux/resume_user_mode.h:50 [inline]
__exit_to_user_mode_loop kernel/entry/common.c:44 [inline]
exit_to_user_mode_loop+0x1fe/0x740 kernel/entry/common.c:75
__exit_to_user_mode_prepare include/linux/irq-entry-common.h:226 [inline]
syscall_exit_to_user_mode_prepare include/linux/irq-entry-common.h:256 [inline]
syscall_exit_to_user_mode_work include/linux/entry-common.h:159 [inline]
syscall_exit_to_user_mode include/linux/entry-common.h:194 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0x1e1/0x2b0 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:100
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
read to 0xffff88811c182b20 of 8 bytes by task 827 on cpu 1:
l2tp_tunnel_del_work+0x2f/0x1a0 net/l2tp/l2tp_core.c:1418
process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3257 [inline]
process_scheduled_works+0x4ce/0x9d0 kernel/workqueue.c:3340
worker_thread+0x582/0x770 kernel/workqueue.c:3421
kthread+0x489/0x510 kernel/kthread.c:463
ret_from_fork+0x149/0x290 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158
ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:246
value changed: 0xffff88811b818000 -> 0x0000000000000000
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
resume_user_mode_work include/linux/resume_user_mode.h:50 [inline]
__exit_to_user_mode_loop kernel/entry/common.c:44 [inline]
exit_to_user_mode_loop+0x1fe/0x740 kernel/entry/common.c:75
__exit_to_user_mode_prepare include/linux/irq-entry-common.h:226 [inline]
syscall_exit_to_user_mode_prepare include/linux/irq-entry-common.h:256 [inline]
syscall_exit_to_user_mode_work include/linux/entry-common.h:159 [inline]
syscall_exit_to_user_mode include/linux/entry-common.h:194 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0x1e1/0x2b0 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:100
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
read to 0xffff88811c182b20 of 8 bytes by task 827 on cpu 1:
l2tp_tunnel_del_work+0x2f/0x1a0 net/l2tp/l2tp_core.c:1418
process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3257 [inline]
process_scheduled_works+0x4ce/0x9d0 kernel/workqueue.c:3340
worker_thread+0x582/0x770 kernel/workqueue.c:3421
kthread+0x489/0x510 kernel/kthread.c:463
ret_from_fork+0x149/0x290 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158
ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:246
value changed: 0xffff88811b818000 -> 0x0000000000000000
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f63ca44b4f419a1663d94d1bb0b4e2beb73fdb4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/32d417497b79efb403d75f4c185fe6fd9d64b94f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36c40a80109f1771d59558050b1a71e13c60c759
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d6d414b214ce31659bded2f8df50c93a3769474
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68e92085427c84e7679ddb53c0d68836d220b6e7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a29f6bf60f2590fe5e9c4decb451e19afad2bcf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eae074dab764ea181bbed5e88626889319177498
Published: 14 Feb 2026 · Updated: 10 Mar 2026 · First seen: 6 Mar 2026