Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
vsock: Fix memory leak in vmci_transport_recv_dgram_cb()
During the closure of a datagram socket, the vmci_transport_recv_dgram_cb()
function may be called, which will add the packets
to the socket's backlog; then, after the receive queue is cleared,
the __release_sock() function will move the packet back from the socket's
backlog to the receive queue, which will lead to a memory leak.
sock_close
__sock_release
__vsock_release
// take ownership by user-space
lock_sock_nested
sock_set_flag(sk, SOCK_DEAD)
vmci_transport_release
vmci_dispatch_dgs
vmci_datagram_invoke_guest_handler
vmci_transport_recv_dgram_cb
sk_receive_skb
if (!sock_owned_by_user(sk))
[...]
(!) else if sk_add_backlog()
[...]
(!) skb_queue_purge(&sk->sk_receive_queue)
release_sock
__release_sock
// move all packets from the backlog
// to the receive queue
(!) sk_backlog_rcv
vsock_queue_rcv_skb
[...]
__sock_queue_rcv_skb
if (!sock_flag(sk, SOCK_DEAD))
// Since the socket is "dead", the function will not
// be called
sk->sk_data_ready(sk)
sock_release_ownership(sk);
sock_put
Add a receive queue cleanup in the socket destructor to fix this.
syzkaller report:
unreferenced object 0xffff8880117bfb80 (size 240):
comm "irq/56-vmw_vmci", pid 205, jiffies 4295064448 (age 73.992s)
hex dump (first 32 bytes):
78 dc 26 1e 80 88 ff ff 78 dc 26 1e 80 88 ff ff x.&.....x.&.....
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 c0 da 26 1e 80 88 ff ff ..........&.....
backtrace:
[<ffffffff82be8d97>] __alloc_skb+0x287/0x330 net/core/skbuff.c:505
[<ffffffffa114bcbd>] vmci_transport_recv_dgram_cb+0xbd/0x210 [vmw_vsock_vmci_transport]
[<ffffffffa05072c6>] vmci_datagram_invoke_guest_handler+0x366/0x450 [vmw_vmci]
[<ffffffffa050ad75>] vmci_dispatch_dgs+0x235/0x490 [vmw_vmci]
[<ffffffffa050b025>] vmci_interrupt+0x55/0x290 [vmw_vmci]
[<ffffffff8137ad2b>] irq_thread_fn+0x8b/0x1a0 kernel/irq/manage.c:1205
[<ffffffff8137c7ae>] irq_thread+0x28e/0x530 kernel/irq/manage.c:1314
[<ffffffff81253dd6>] kthread+0x2e6/0x3a0 kernel/kthread.c:376
[<ffffffff81004392>] ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:295
Found by InfoTeCS on behalf of Linux Verification Center
(linuxtesting.org) with Syzkaller.
vsock: Fix memory leak in vmci_transport_recv_dgram_cb()
During the closure of a datagram socket, the vmci_transport_recv_dgram_cb()
function may be called, which will add the packets
to the socket's backlog; then, after the receive queue is cleared,
the __release_sock() function will move the packet back from the socket's
backlog to the receive queue, which will lead to a memory leak.
sock_close
__sock_release
__vsock_release
// take ownership by user-space
lock_sock_nested
sock_set_flag(sk, SOCK_DEAD)
vmci_transport_release
vmci_dispatch_dgs
vmci_datagram_invoke_guest_handler
vmci_transport_recv_dgram_cb
sk_receive_skb
if (!sock_owned_by_user(sk))
[...]
(!) else if sk_add_backlog()
[...]
(!) skb_queue_purge(&sk->sk_receive_queue)
release_sock
__release_sock
// move all packets from the backlog
// to the receive queue
(!) sk_backlog_rcv
vsock_queue_rcv_skb
[...]
__sock_queue_rcv_skb
if (!sock_flag(sk, SOCK_DEAD))
// Since the socket is "dead", the function will not
// be called
sk->sk_data_ready(sk)
sock_release_ownership(sk);
sock_put
Add a receive queue cleanup in the socket destructor to fix this.
syzkaller report:
unreferenced object 0xffff8880117bfb80 (size 240):
comm "irq/56-vmw_vmci", pid 205, jiffies 4295064448 (age 73.992s)
hex dump (first 32 bytes):
78 dc 26 1e 80 88 ff ff 78 dc 26 1e 80 88 ff ff x.&.....x.&.....
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 c0 da 26 1e 80 88 ff ff ..........&.....
backtrace:
[<ffffffff82be8d97>] __alloc_skb+0x287/0x330 net/core/skbuff.c:505
[<ffffffffa114bcbd>] vmci_transport_recv_dgram_cb+0xbd/0x210 [vmw_vsock_vmci_transport]
[<ffffffffa05072c6>] vmci_datagram_invoke_guest_handler+0x366/0x450 [vmw_vmci]
[<ffffffffa050ad75>] vmci_dispatch_dgs+0x235/0x490 [vmw_vmci]
[<ffffffffa050b025>] vmci_interrupt+0x55/0x290 [vmw_vmci]
[<ffffffff8137ad2b>] irq_thread_fn+0x8b/0x1a0 kernel/irq/manage.c:1205
[<ffffffff8137c7ae>] irq_thread+0x28e/0x530 kernel/irq/manage.c:1314
[<ffffffff81253dd6>] kthread+0x2e6/0x3a0 kernel/kthread.c:376
[<ffffffff81004392>] ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:295
Found by InfoTeCS on behalf of Linux Verification Center
(linuxtesting.org) with Syzkaller.
Published:
2026-10-23
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vsock: Fix memory leak in vmci_transport_recv_dgram_cb() During the closure of a datagram socket, the vmci_transport_recv_dgram_cb() function may be called, which will add the packets to the socket's backlog; then, after the receive queue is cleared, the __release_sock() function will move the packet back from the socket's backlog to the receive queue, which will lead to a memory leak. sock_close __sock_release __vsock_release // take ownership by user-space lock_sock_nested sock_set_flag(sk, SOCK_DEAD) vmci_transport_release vmci_dispatch_dgs vmci_datagram_invoke_guest_handler vmci_transport_recv_dgram_cb sk_receive_skb if (!sock_owned_by_user(sk)) [...] (!) else if sk_add_backlog() [...] (!) skb_queue_purge(&sk->sk_receive_queue) release_sock __release_sock // move all packets from the backlog // to the receive queue (!) sk_backlog_rcv vsock_queue_rcv_skb [...] __sock_queue_rcv_skb if (!sock_flag(sk, SOCK_DEAD)) // Since the socket is "dead", the function will not // be called sk->sk_data_ready(sk) sock_release_ownership(sk); sock_put Add a receive queue cleanup in the socket destructor to fix this. syzkaller report: unreferenced object 0xffff8880117bfb80 (size 240): comm "irq/56-vmw_vmci", pid 205, jiffies 4295064448 (age 73.992s) hex dump (first 32 bytes): 78 dc 26 1e 80 88 ff ff 78 dc 26 1e 80 88 ff ff x.&.....x.&..... 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 c0 da 26 1e 80 88 ff ff ..........&..... backtrace: [<ffffffff82be8d97>] __alloc_skb+0x287/0x330 net/core/skbuff.c:505 [<ffffffffa114bcbd>] vmci_transport_recv_dgram_cb+0xbd/0x210 [vmw_vsock_vmci_transport] [<ffffffffa05072c6>] vmci_datagram_invoke_guest_handler+0x366/0x450 [vmw_vmci] [<ffffffffa050ad75>] vmci_dispatch_dgs+0x235/0x490 [vmw_vmci] [<ffffffffa050b025>] vmci_interrupt+0x55/0x290 [vmw_vmci] [<ffffffff8137ad2b>] irq_thread_fn+0x8b/0x1a0 kernel/irq/manage.c:1205 [<ffffffff8137c7ae>] irq_thread+0x28e/0x530 kernel/irq/manage.c:1314 [<ffffffff81253dd6>] kthread+0x2e6/0x3a0 kernel/kthread.c:376 [<ffffffff81004392>] ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:295 Found by InfoTeCS on behalf of Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with Syzkaller. | |
| Title | vsock: Fix memory leak in vmci_transport_recv_dgram_cb() | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| References |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-23T12:19:06.146Z
Reserved: 2026-09-25T10:25:14.381Z
Link: CVE-2026-98947
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