# CVE-2026-99116: net: psp: do not inherit the Rx association on clone

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-112016
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-10-28 · Updated: 2026-10-28

## Summary

The vulnerability affects the Linux kernel's PSP (Path Security Protocol) networking code, specifically how TCP sockets handle the PSP association when a listening socket accepts connections or is reconfigured. Improper reference handling can lead to a use-after-free condition, which may allow a local user to crash the system or potentially corrupt kernel memory.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 6.18

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: psp: do not inherit the Rx association on clone sk->psp_assoc sits past sk_dontcopy_end, so sock_copy() copies it into every socket accepted from a listener without taking a reference, while inet_sock_destruct() puts for every inet socket. psp_twsk_init() does refcount_inc() for the timewait socket, so a child closing through TIME_WAIT cancels its own put and leaves the association with one reference and N timewait sockets holding the same pointer. Closing the listener frees it, and the timewait timers then put freed memory. Rejecting the association on a listening socket is not sufficient: a socket can acquire one while established and then be turned back into a listener, because tcp_disconnect() leaves sk->psp_assoc in place. BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in psp_twsk_assoc_free+0x6f/0xf0 Write of size 4 at addr ffff888110f9255c by task swapper/7/0 psp_twsk_assoc_free+0x6f/0xf0 inet_twsk_put+0xda/0x1b0 call_timer_fn+0x53/0x2e0 __run_timers+0x764/0xa80 Freed by task 99: kfree+0x1a7/0x500 process_one_work+0x7ec/0x1100 An association carries a per-connection SPI and key, so a child must not inherit the parent's. Clear it on clone.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9f14ea73e82db743f0acf4219f499d594589288
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c962695467d3ab9738a6508279827ec33a7d2bdf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1d2929d0850fff683b8aff051275945e65f082c8

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