# CVE-2026-98394: af\_unix: Return immediately when manage\_oob() returns NULL for 0-length buffer.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.12.111, 6.18.53, 7.2.7
- Published: 2026-10-14 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 314001f0bf927015e459c9d387d62a231fe93af3, fixed in 3d3c7a3df66b2ca3d2cd1a2a0c37eb701feba713; from 314001f0bf927015e459c9d387d62a231fe93af3, fixed in d5dd55b316ca229a4cbf11729483ba5bb57233e7; from 314001f0bf927015e459c9d387d62a231fe93af3, fixed in c81c5be3826c8467945b964d0cf7f7b3d65461db; from 314001f0bf927015e459c9d387d62a231fe93af3, fixed in 6e5ee08eb5858d175da6768d75d163817b6a9d4a
- Linux: 5.15
- Kernel (Linux): from 5.15.0, fixed in 6.12.111; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.53; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.7

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: af_unix: Return immediately when manage_oob() returns NULL for 0-length buffer. Fahad Alharbi reported that recv(0, MSG_PEEK) triggers busy-wait in unix_stream_read_generic() if recv() is blocking and the last skb in the queue is MSG_OOB skb. In such a situation, TCP returns 0 immediately regardless of blocking or non-blocking. Let's follow the behaviour.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.12.111, 6.18.53, 7.2.7) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d3c7a3df66b2ca3d2cd1a2a0c37eb701feba713
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5dd55b316ca229a4cbf11729483ba5bb57233e7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c81c5be3826c8467945b964d0cf7f7b3d65461db
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e5ee08eb5858d175da6768d75d163817b6a9d4a

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