selinux: check connect-related permissions on TCP Fast Open
Similar to Landlock, SELinux was not updated when TCP Fast Open
support was introduced to ensure connect-related permissions are
checked when using TCP Fast Open. Update its socket_sendmsg() hook to
call selinux_socket_connect() when MSG_FASTOPEN is passed.
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Sat, 15 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: selinux: check connect-related permissions on TCP Fast Open Similar to Landlock, SELinux was not updated when TCP Fast Open support was introduced to ensure connect-related permissions are checked when using TCP Fast Open. Update its socket_sendmsg() hook to call selinux_socket_connect() when MSG_FASTOPEN is passed. | |
| Title | selinux: check connect-related permissions on TCP Fast Open | |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-15T05:54:31.117Z
Reserved: 2026-08-09T03:40:39.914Z
Link: CVE-2026-72243
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-08-15T06:21:51.443
Modified: 2026-08-15T06:21:51.443
Link: CVE-2026-72243
Redhat
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-08-15T10:15:03Z
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