espintcp: Fix race condition in espintcp_close()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: espintcp: Fix race condition in espintcp_close() This issue was discovered during a code audit. After cancel_work_sync() is called from espintcp_close(), espintcp_tx_work() can still be scheduled from paths such as the Delayed ACK handler or ksoftirqd. As a result, the espintcp_tx_work() worker may dereference a freed espintcp ctx or sk. The following is a simple race scenario: cpu0 cpu1 espintcp_close() cancel_work_sync(&ctx->work); espintcp_write_space() schedule_work(&ctx->work); To prevent this race condition, cancel_work_sync() is replaced with disable_work_sync().
CVE-2026-23239
Primary source · Revision 1
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Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-23239
Linux
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Linux
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Structured affected-version data
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]- Related CVEs
- CVE-2026-23239
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- #39824 · Revision 1
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