CVE-2026-68141
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net/af_iucv: fix NULL deref in afiucv_hs_callback_syn()
afiucv_hs_callback_syn() allocates the child socket with GFP_ATOMIC. If the allocation fails, nsk is NULL.
The connection-refused path is entered when the listen state check fails, the accept backlog is full, or nsk is NULL. The code unconditionally calls iucv_sock_kill(nsk) in that path.
iucv_sock_kill() does not accept a NULL socket pointer and immediately dereferences sk via sock_flag(sk, SOCK_ZAPPED). When nsk is NULL, calling iucv_sock_kill(nsk) results in a NULL pointer dereference.
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Only call iucv_sock_kill() when a child socket was successfully allocated.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Puntuación base: 7.5
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.52%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 42
- Fecha de la puntuación: 5/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
🎯 Técnicas ATT&CK
Cómo se explota esta vulnerabilidad y qué consigue el atacante, en el lenguaje de MITRE ATT&CK.
- Explotación
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Applicationinitial access75 % - Impacto principal
T1499.004Application or System Exploitationimpact85 %
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N indica vulnerabilidad remota sin autenticación. La desereferencia NULL en afiucv_hs_callback_syn() causa kernel panic/DoS (A:H) aprovechable via conexiones de red especialmente formadas al protocolo AF_IUCV.
Inferido por nuestro agente de análisis a partir de la descripción oficial, el vector CVSS y la CWE, y comprobado por un supervisor. Puede contener errores.
🛡️ Mitigaciones ATT&CK que cubren estas técnicas
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
⚠ Inferidas por IA a partir de la descripción — NVD aún no ha analizado esta CVE; no son CPE verificados.
Referencias
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/07e21deb3664001995e0a456dd627ab7dbe127ec
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e857185591fe79934427c9c0c1c31dc776be134
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/33736ff5e7c97d3348ce812e8bd2e125d840743c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/46453b16f38ec7147351f7447e2aec6ea330f7b3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/47a5116e56a6b6fe1e909f244e39cd0fc26ceee4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6a1eb5b46c19073f8153b7e2c19b408cf353aaf1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8bb111f87ded6acb9837ec9b45d6f02cda94c51f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c0b6e2ae90613c2fea7eaf3faa20985c6c2a1953
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"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet/af_iucv: fix NULL deref in afiucv_hs_callback_syn()\n\nafiucv_hs_callback_syn() allocates the child socket with GFP_ATOMIC.\nIf the allocation fails, nsk is NULL.\n\nThe connection-refused path is entered when the listen state check\nfails, the accept backlog is full, or nsk is NULL. The code\nunconditionally calls iucv_sock_kill(nsk) in that path.\n\niucv_sock_kill() does not accept a NULL socket pointer and immediately\ndereferences sk via sock_flag(sk, SOCK_ZAPPED). When nsk is NULL,\ncalling iucv_sock_kill(nsk) results in a NULL pointer dereference.\n\nOnly call iucv_sock_kill() when a child socket was successfully\nallocated."
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