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CVE-2026-97476

Linux: rds: filter RDS_INFO_* getsockopt by caller's netns

Linux LinuxOperating systems
CVSS
NoneNot scored
ExploitationNo known exploitationNot in CISA KEV, which does not prove it is unexploitedCISA KEV
Exploit odds (EPSS)0.17%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 6% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed in64ca5839916176c3451f61a2c7178033423c67d7Also 8b04dda272c30d46834bb03dd2895b08c090483b, 65fae4b42269dbea7e3842ae4dd0786162c6248e and 1 moreCVE List
Published24 Sep 2026Updated 3 Oct 2026CVE List

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

rds: filter RDS_INFO_* getsockopt by caller's netns

The RDS_INFO_* family of getsockopt(2) options reads several file-scope global lists that are not per-netns:

rds_sock_info / rds6_sock_info, rds_sock_inc_info / rds6_sock_inc_info -> rds_sock_list rds_tcp_tc_info / rds6_tcp_tc_info -> rds_tcp_tc_list rds_conn_info / rds6_conn_info, rds_conn_message_info_cmn (for the *_SEND_MESSAGES and *_RETRANS_MESSAGES variants), rds_for_each_conn_info (for RDS_INFO_IB_CONNECTIONS) -> rds_conn_hash[]

The handlers do not filter by the caller's network namespace. rds_info_getsockopt() has no netns or capable() check, and rds_create() has no capable() check, so AF_RDS is reachable from an unprivileged user namespace. As a result, an unprivileged caller in a fresh user_ns plus netns can read the bound address and sock inode of every RDS socket on the host, the peer address of incoming messages on every RDS socket on the host, the peer address and TCP sequence numbers of every rds-tcp connection on the host, and the peer address and RDS sequence numbers of every RDS connection on the host.

The rds-tcp transport is reachable from a non-initial netns (see rds_set_transport()), so a one-shot init_net gate at rds_info_getsockopt() would deny legitimate per-netns visibility to rds-tcp callers. Instead, filter at each handler by comparing the netns of the caller's socket to the netns of the list entry, or to rds_conn_net(conn) for connection paths. Only copy entries whose netns matches the caller. Counters (RDS_INFO_COUNTERS) are aggregate statistics and remain global.

Reproducer (KASAN VM, rds and rds_tcp loaded): an AF_RDS socket binds 127.0.0.1:4242 in init_net as root. A child process enters a fresh user_ns plus netns and opens AF_RDS there, then calls getsockopt(SOL_RDS, RDS_INFO_SOCKETS). Before this change, the child sees the init_net socket. After this change, the child sees zero entries.

Drop the rds_sock_count, rds_tcp_tc_count, and rds6_tcp_tc_count globals. v2 used them for the size precheck and lens->nr; v3 replaced the precheck with a per-ns count from a first pass over the list, so the globals have no remaining readers. The matching increments and decrements in rds_create()/rds_destroy_sock() and rds_tcp_set_callbacks()/rds_tcp_restore_callbacks() go away with them. Reported by the kernel test robot under clang W=1.

Text from CVE List

Affected versions 16

  • Linuxaffected: 639b321b4d8f4e412bfbb2a4a19bfebc1e68ace4 before 64ca5839916176c3451f61a2c7178033423c67d7CVE List
  • Linuxaffected: 639b321b4d8f4e412bfbb2a4a19bfebc1e68ace4 before 8b04dda272c30d46834bb03dd2895b08c090483bCVE List
  • Linuxaffected: 639b321b4d8f4e412bfbb2a4a19bfebc1e68ace4 before f05142d0eeaa6e8227511c88e10a2b8fe7a78fc4CVE List
  • Linuxaffected: 639b321b4d8f4e412bfbb2a4a19bfebc1e68ace4 before 65fae4b42269dbea7e3842ae4dd0786162c6248eCVE List
  • Linuxaffected: 639b321b4d8f4e412bfbb2a4a19bfebc1e68ace4 before 093f172296d32499ffac7809629b206178776eb6CVE List
  • Linuxaffected: 639b321b4d8f4e412bfbb2a4a19bfebc1e68ace4 before c4081e49ebe0e3160c4b70ec7639494792dee206CVE List
  • Linuxaffected: 639b321b4d8f4e412bfbb2a4a19bfebc1e68ace4 before c96a5209dda666004b8ee1ed7f0d493d09a4f200CVE List
  • Linuxaffected: 2.6.30CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: all versions before 2.6.30CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: 5.10.271 through 5.10.*CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: 5.15.222 through 5.15.*CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: 6.1.189 through 6.1.*CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: 6.6.158 through 6.6.*CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: 6.12.111 through 6.12.*CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: 6.18.53 through 6.18.*CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: 7.2CVE List

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