CVE-2026-80904
N/AIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/tls: Fail tls_sw_splice_read() after a failed async decrypt When an async decrypt fails, tls_decrypt_done() records the error in ctx->async_wait.err and calls tls_err_abort(), which stores it in sk_err. tls_sw_recvmsg() and tls_sw_read_sock() each read async_wait.err once they hold the reader lock and fail the call: a record that did not authenticate breaks the connection. tls_sw_splice_read() has no such check, and sk_err does not stand in for one. tls_rx_rec_wait() tests sk_err only inside the loop it skips whenever a record is already parsed, and the first reader to reach sock_error() clears it, while async_wait.err persists. A splice therefore keeps delivering records on a connection that recvmsg() and read_sock() refuse to read. Read async_wait.err in tls_sw_splice_read() as the other two readers do.
No known exploitation, public exploit, or elevated probability at this time. Track for changes.
Exploitation likelihood
—EPSS not yet scored
Impact if exploited
—CVSS · not scored
- No impact metrics
Proof of concept & exploit code
- github-search Search GitHub for public PoC repos
Test against your own equipment
curl -s https://vulnpedia.com/cve/CVE-2026-80904/poc.jsonMachine-readable PoC index for this CVE (for automation).Listed for defensive triage, patch verification, and authorized testing on systems you own. Machine-readable: /cve/CVE-2026-80904/poc.json
References
Technical & other
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a808aadff634c7a408b2ab84d5919e9a741fdb5b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06c2a53604fa1dc4820063828d7dadb3675b7af8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/18ae1e95f20867106a28820c208a9cec99dda861
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/82d9269f01ebfd835b6256aa17016a974cbbc647
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b177911eb9f799e9841c2f87c75b08cb112757a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/976df67f463db1fddaf2a32fb04f57ad2891a23d