# CVE-2026-97476: rds: filter RDS_INFO_* getsockopt by caller's netns

> An unprivileged local attacker can read sensitive RDS socket and connection details from other network namespaces due to missing namespace filtering.

- **Severity:** Not scored
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 24 Sep 2026
- **Updated:** 3 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** AZL-103778, BELL-CVE-2026-97476, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-97476, GHSA-976h-hf4r-h525, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-97476

## What is CVE-2026-97476?

CVE-2026-97476 is a vulnerability in Linux, published on 24 Sep 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

rds: filter RDS_INFO_* getsockopt by caller's netns

The RDS_INFO_* family of getsockopt(2) options reads several
file-scope global lists that are not per-netns:

  rds_sock_info / rds6_sock_info,
  rds_sock_inc_info / rds6_sock_inc_info        -> rds_sock_list
  rds_tcp_tc_info / rds6_tcp_tc_info            -> rds_tcp_tc_list
  rds_conn_info / rds6_conn_info,
  rds_conn_message_info_cmn (for the *_SEND_MESSAGES and
  *_RETRANS_MESSAGES variants),
  rds_for_each_conn_info (for RDS_INFO_IB_CONNECTIONS)
                                                -> rds_conn_hash[]

The handlers do not filter by the caller's network namespace.
rds_info_getsockopt() has no netns or capable() check, and
rds_create() has no capable() check, so AF_RDS is reachable from
an unprivileged user namespace. As a result, an unprivileged
caller in a fresh user_ns plus netns can read the bound address
and sock inode of every RDS socket on the host, the peer address
of incoming messages on every RDS socket on the host, the peer
address and TCP sequence numbers of every rds-tcp connection on
the host, and the peer address and RDS sequence numbers of every
RDS connection on the host.

The rds-tcp transport is reachable from a non-initial netns (see
rds_set_transport()), so a one-shot init_net gate at
rds_info_getsockopt() would deny legitimate per-netns visibility
to rds-tcp callers. Instead, filter at each handler by comparing
the netns of the caller's socket to the netns of the list entry,
or to rds_conn_net(conn) for connection paths. Only copy entries
whose netns matches the caller. Counters (RDS_INFO_COUNTERS) are
aggregate statistics and remain global.

Reproducer (KASAN VM, rds and rds_tcp loaded): an AF_RDS socket
binds 127.0.0.1:4242 in init_net as root. A child process enters
a fresh user_ns plus netns and opens AF_RDS there, then calls
getsockopt(SOL_RDS, RDS_INFO_SOCKETS). Before this change, the
child sees the init_net socket. After this change, the child
sees zero entries.

Drop the rds_sock_count, rds_tcp_tc_count, and rds6_tcp_tc_count
globals. v2 used them for the size precheck and lens->nr; v3
replaced the precheck with a per-ns count from a first pass over
the list, so the globals have no remaining readers. The matching
increments and decrements in rds_create()/rds_destroy_sock() and
rds_tcp_set_callbacks()/rds_tcp_restore_callbacks() go away with
them. Reported by the kernel test robot under clang W=1.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-97476?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-97476?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2026-97476 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-97476 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-97476 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-97476 is a vulnerability in Linux, published on 24 Sep 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-97476 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-97476/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-97476/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-97476
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97476
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-97476

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-97476/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.