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.
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 1
- https://github.com/zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr/security/advisories/GHSA-4vqm-pw24-g9jp Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.
Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 5.3 · zephyrprojectNVD modified 2026-10-15 23:17
Affected (CPE criteria) 1
cpe:2.3:o:zephyrproject:zephyr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References 1
- https://github.com/zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr/security/advisories/GHSA-4vqm-pw24-g9jp Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory