Vulnerability · CVE-2026-99122
vsock/vmci: validate packet source for connected sockets
Published Oct 28, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 28, 2026 · Linux Linux
Last checked Oct 29, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-99122. EPSS is 0.17%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
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- Severity
- Unknown—
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.17%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- Debian:12 linux · Debian:13 linux · Debian:14 linux · vendor Linux Linux
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vsock/vmci: validate packet source for connected sockets vmci_transport_recv_stream_cb() looks up sockets first by the full source and destination tuple, then by destination only in the bound table. The fallback can select a non-listening socket without checking whether the packet came from its stored peer. This was reproduced with two VMCI contexts. A RST from the context not stored in a TCP_SYN_SENT socket reset that socket after it was selected by the destination-only lookup. VMCI can process notification packets in bottom-half context when the socket is not owned by user context, or defer packets to a workqueue. Use vsock_check_source() after taking the socket lock in the bottom-half path, and recheck after lock_sock() in the workqueue path. Listening sockets continue to accept packets from any source. Reply with a RST addressed from the received packet before dropping a source that fails validation. This preserves the existing reset behavior for bound non-listening and concurrently closed sockets without directing the reset to a connected socket's stored peer.
Are you affected?
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- Debian:12 linux6.1.106-1, 6.1.106-2, 6.1.106-3
- Debian:13 linux6.12.100-1, 6.12.101-1, 6.12.105-1
- Debian:14 linux6.12.100-1, 6.12.101-1, 6.12.105-1
- vendor Linux Linuxversion unspecified
How to fix CVE-2026-99122
No stored fix
No vendor fix text is stored. Use the linked advisory before you change production.
Version check
Seen in 6.1.106-1 · 8 other packages on the advisory
Advisory
Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-99122. EPSS is 0.17%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with 6.1.106-1, 6.1.106-2, 6.1.106-3, 6.12.100-1, 6.12.101-1, 6.12.105-1. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.17%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
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Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Oct 28, 2026 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner
Detected
Oct 28, 2026 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner
Updated
The description or metadata changed.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-99122
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vsock/vmci: validate packet source for connected sockets vmci_transport_recv_stream_cb() looks up sockets first by the full source and destination tuple, then by destination only in the bound table. The fallback
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-99122
30-day exploitation probability 0.17%
first.org - OpenSSF OSV / OSV ScannerPackage advisoryDEBIAN-CVE-2026-99122osv.dev
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 29, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.
- CVE.orgOct 29, 2026
- FIRST EPSSOct 29, 2026
- OpenSSF OSV / OSV ScannerOct 29, 2026