CVEPublished 2026-08-15Modified 2026-08-171 article on news3 live referencesNVD data

CVE-2026-72243

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1
8.4
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS percentile
12
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 88% of all CVEs
Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: selinux: check connect-related permissions on TCP Fast Open Similar to Landlock, SELinux was not updated when TCP Fast Open support was introduced to ensure connect-related permissions are checked when using TCP Fast Open. Update its socket_sendmsg() hook to call selinux_socket_connect() when MSG_FASTOPEN is passed.

Timeline
Published 2026-08-15
Modified 2026-08-17

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