{"id":"CVE-2026-68379","aliases":[],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2026-68379","summary":"tcp: fix TIME_WAIT socket reference leak on PSP policy failure","details":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ntcp: fix TIME_WAIT socket reference leak on PSP policy failure\n\nRelease the TIME_WAIT socket reference and jump to discard_it\nupon PSP policy failure in both IPv4 and IPv6 receive paths.\nThis prevents a memory leak of tcp_tw_bucket structures.","published":"2026-08-10T12:03:57.537Z","modified":"2026-08-14T04:04:12.531621111Z","cvss":{"score":7.5,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"},"epss":null,"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":null,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"Linux","name":"Kernel","fixedVersion":"6.18.42"}],"fix":null,"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2c1931a81122c3cdc4c89448fe0442c69e21c0d5"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/374742a961becbbfc7fbfd1382d978a05e492741"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e666af5dcc905ba694745963174d232deb478c55"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/68xxx/CVE-2026-68379.json"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-68379"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-08-14T04:04:12.531621111Z"}}