CVE-2026-68379
Received
Received - Intake
TCP TIME_WAIT Socket Reference Leak in Linux Kernel
Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-68379, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.
Publication date: 2026-08-10
Last updated on: 2026-08-10
Assigner: kernel.org
Description
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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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | * |
Helpful Resources
Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-UNKNOWN |
