SB20260812390 - Race condition in Linux kernel net slip driver

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SB20260812390 - Race condition in Linux kernel net slip driver

Published: August 12, 2026

Security Bulletin ID SB20260812390
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Denial of service

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-68143)

CWE-ID: CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

CVSSv4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]


The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds write and use-after-free in slip_receive_buf() and sl_realloc_bufs() when processing received SLIP data during a concurrent MTU change. A local user can trigger receive processing while racing an MTU change to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References