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socket lifetime fix

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The socket lifetime fix tag covers discussions about correcting use-after-free and race conditions in network socket code, particularly in the Linux kernel's CAN ISO-TP stack. A prominent example is CVE-2026-31474, where a race in isotp_sendmsg could free the transmit buffer while it was still in use. The fix involves moving the buffer deallocation to sk_destruct to ensure proper socket lifetime management. These topics are relevant for developers and system administrators working with Linux networking, kernel security, and socket programming, especially in environments using Controller Area Network (CAN) protocols.
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    CVE-2026-31474: Fixing a Linux CAN ISO-TP Use-After-Free in isotp_sendmsg

    The Linux kernel’s CAN ISO-TP stack has a newly published security flaw, and while the CVE record is still being enriched, the underlying bug is already clear: a race in isotp_sendmsg can let so->tx.buf be freed while transmit code is still reading from it. Microsoft’s Security Update Guide has...
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