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This leaves sk_ack_backlog incremented\npermanently.\n\nRepeated handshake failures (malformed packets, queue pair alloc\nfailure, event subscribe failure) cause sk_ack_backlog to climb\ntoward sk_max_ack_backlog. Once it reaches the limit the listener\npermanently refuses all new connections with -ECONNREFUSED, a\nsilent denial of service requiring a process restart to recover.\n\nThe two existing sk_acceptq_removed() calls in af_vsock.c do not\ncover this path: line 764 checks vsock_is_pending() which returns\nfalse after vsock_remove_pending(), and line 1889 is only reached\non successful accept().\n\nFix by balancing sk_acceptq_added() with sk_acceptq_removed() on\nthe error path."}], "id": "CVE-2026-53181", "lastModified": "2026-11-06T17:18:12.733", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "LOCAL", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 5.5, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 1.8, "impactScore": 3.6, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}], "ssvcV203": [{"source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "ssvcData": {"id": "CVE-2026-53181", "options": [{"exploitation": "none"}, {"automatable": "no"}, {"technicalImpact": "partial"}], "role": "CISA Coordinator", "timestamp": "2026-11-06T16:21:51.750537Z", "version": "2.0.3"}}]}, "published": "2026-06-25T09:16:35.470", "references": [{"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/22c587aa3ab1ab5264daff3ec32136fd30436c13"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9698582a4dd9c4a05889d7db96d4c0edc9e69cac"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba9ad6015937a5e46ba1a31370e3efdec8abbdcc"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bcb275626055df7f8f947f1a349754b4004d9a15"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c05fa14db43ebef3bd862ca9d073981c0358b3f0"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf7090e255d74c4b61c51f8ede9fcacdd8393b5b"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dfd853197615d322d3a88dbcab91fc0fd2096219"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea0b03d52881c12a8c634ea0d6cbfa61cefdb488"}, {"source": "0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e", "url": "https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-784472.html"}], "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "vulnStatus": "Modified", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-401"}], "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}