# CVE-2023-28466: do\_tls\_getsockopt in net/tls/tls\_main.c in the Linux kernel through 6.2.6 lacks a lock\_sock call, leading to a race condition (with a result

- Severity: CVSS 7.0 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-03-15 · Updated: 2025-05-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

do_tls_getsockopt in net/tls/tls_main.c in the Linux kernel through 6.2.6 lacks a lock_sock call, leading to a race condition (with a resultant use-after-free or NULL pointer dereference).

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit?id=49c47cc21b5b7a3d8deb18fc57b0aa2ab1286962
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230427-0006/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00005.html

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