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  "record": {
    "id": "CVE-2026-23240",
    "sourceURL": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-23240",
    "idYear": 2026,
    "status": "PUBLISHED",
    "publishedAt": "2026-03-10T17:28:27.371Z",
    "updatedAt": "2026-10-19T18:35:39.775Z",
    "importedAt": "2026-10-24T01:58:02.025Z",
    "snapshot": {
      "id": "cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline",
      "at": "2026-10-24T00:00:00.000Z",
      "source": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/releases/tag/cve_2026-10-24_0100Z"
    },
    "facts": {
      "title": "tls: Fix race condition in tls_sw_cancel_work_tx()",
      "summary": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ntls: Fix race condition in tls_sw_cancel_work_tx()\n\nThis issue was discovered during a code audit.\n\nAfter cancel_delayed_work_sync() is called from tls_sk_proto_close(),\ntx_work_handler() can still be scheduled from paths such as the\nDelayed ACK handler or ksoftirqd.\nAs a result, the tx_work_handler() worker may dereference a freed\nTLS object.\n\nThe following is a simple race scenario:\n\n          cpu0                         cpu1\n\ntls_sk_proto_close()\n  tls_sw_cancel_work_tx()\n                                 tls_write_space()\n                                   tls_sw_write_space()\n                                     if (!test_and_set_bit(BIT_TX_SCHEDULED, &tx_ctx->tx_bitmask))\n    set_bit(BIT_TX_SCHEDULED, &ctx->tx_bitmask);\n    cancel_delayed_work_sync(&ctx->tx_work.work);\n                                     schedule_delayed_work(&tx_ctx->tx_work.work, 0);\n\nTo prevent this race condition, cancel_delayed_work_sync() is\nreplaced with disable_delayed_work_sync().",
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          "vendor": "Linux",
          "product": "Linux",
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              "version": "5.3",
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              "version": "0",
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              "version": "6.12.75",
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            {
              "version": "6.18.16",
              "status": "unaffected",
              "versionType": "semver",
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              "version": "6.19.6",
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              "version": "7.0",
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