CVE-2026-64523 — Linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/handshake: Take a long-lived
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/handshake: Take a long-lived file reference at submit handshake_nl_accept_doit() needs the file pointer backing req->hr_sk->sk_socket to survive the window between handshake_req_next() and the subsequent FD_PREPARE() and get_file(). The submit-side sock_hold() does not provide that. sk_refcnt keeps struct sock alive, but struct socket is owned by sock->file: when the consumer fputs the last file refere CVSSv3.1 9.8 (CRITICAL) · EPSS 11th percentile