Medium · published May 28, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
vsock/virtio: fix accept queue count leak on transport mismatch
virtio_transport_recv_listen() calls sk_acceptq_added() before
vsock_assign_transport(). If vsock_assign_transport() fails or
selects a different transport, the error path returns without
calling sk_acceptq_removed(), permanently incrementing
sk_ack_backlog.
After approximately backlog+1 such failures, sk_acceptq_is_full()
returns true, causing the listener to reject all new connections.
Fix by moving sk_acceptq_added() to after the transport validation,
matching the pattern used by vmci_transport and hyperv_transport.
| Product | Versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux/linux_kernel | ≥ 5.5, < 5.10.258 | 5.10.258 |
| linux/linux_kernel | ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.209 | 5.15.209 |
| linux/linux_kernel | ≥ 5.16, < 6.1.175 | 6.1.175 |
| linux/linux_kernel | ≥ 6.2, < 6.6.140 | 6.6.140 |
| linux/linux_kernel | ≥ 6.7, < 6.12.90 | 6.12.90 |
| linux/linux_kernel | ≥ 6.13, < 6.18.32 | 6.18.32 |
| linux/linux_kernel | ≥ 6.19, < 7.0.9 | 7.0.9 |