# CVE-2026-23239: espintcp: Fix race condition in espintcp\_close()

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/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
- Fixed in: 6.12.75, 6.18.16, 6.19.6
- Published: 2026-03-10 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from e27cca96cd68fa2c6814c90f9a1cfd36bb68c593, fixed in f7ad8b1d0e421c524604d5076b73232093490d5c; from e27cca96cd68fa2c6814c90f9a1cfd36bb68c593, fixed in 664e9df53226b4505a0894817ecad2c610ab11d8; from e27cca96cd68fa2c6814c90f9a1cfd36bb68c593, fixed in 022ff7f347588de6e17879a1da6019647b21321b; from e27cca96cd68fa2c6814c90f9a1cfd36bb68c593, fixed in e1512c1db9e8794d8d130addd2615ec27231d994
- Linux: 5.6
- Kernel (Linux): from 5.6.0, fixed in 6.12.75; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.16; from 6.19.0, fixed in 6.19.6

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: espintcp: Fix race condition in espintcp_close() This issue was discovered during a code audit. After cancel_work_sync() is called from espintcp_close(), espintcp_tx_work() can still be scheduled from paths such as the Delayed ACK handler or ksoftirqd. As a result, the espintcp_tx_work() worker may dereference a freed espintcp ctx or sk. The following is a simple race scenario: cpu0 cpu1 espintcp_close() cancel_work_sync(&ctx->work); espintcp_write_space() schedule_work(&ctx->work); To prevent this race condition, cancel_work_sync() is replaced with disable_work_sync().

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.12.75, 6.18.16, 6.19.6) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7ad8b1d0e421c524604d5076b73232093490d5c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/664e9df53226b4505a0894817ecad2c610ab11d8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/022ff7f347588de6e17879a1da6019647b21321b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e1512c1db9e8794d8d130addd2615ec27231d994

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