CVE-2026-5590net: ip/tcp: Null pointer dereference can be triggered by a race condition
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A race condition during TCP connection teardown can cause tcp_recv() to operate on a connection that has already been released. If tcp_conn_search() returns NULL while processing a SYN packet, a NULL pointer derived from stale context data is passed to tcp_backlog_is_full() and dereferenced without validation, leading to a crash.
- CVSS
- 6.4 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-476
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- zephyr
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Oct 15, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
zephyrproject-rtos Zephyr zephyrproject_rtos:zephyr (from the name) | before 4.3.1 | CNA record |
zephyrproject zephyr zephyrproject:zephyr | through 4.3.0 | NVD |
References
- https://github.com/zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr/security/advisories/GHSA-4vqm-pw24-g9jpexploit, patch, vendor-advisory
The CVE record on cve.org NVD's entry
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