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CVE-2026-99059NVD

Vulnerability Summary

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

wireguard: noise: reject response consumption after intermediate initiation

Two threads begin processing the identical response message, received
twice. The first thread, A, runs. While it's running, the second one,
B, gets partway through, and during that slow calculation, or even while
blocking on down_write(), A completes and then also a handshake
initiation that's already been queued up runs in thread C, which itself
takes that same down_write(). The handshake initiation creation
succeeds, and sets the state back to waiting-for-response, and calls
up_write(), at which point thread B resumes, because either its finished
its calculations or was finally allowed to acquire down_write(). Thread
B then copies the state back to the peer, and begins a new session,
using that state, which is the same session as the one made in thread A.

Thread A Thread B Thread C

down_read()
sA = handshake->state
memcpy(cA, handshake->crypto)
up_read()
if (sA != 1)
goto fail
slow_crypto(cA)
down_read()
sB = handshake->state
memcpy(cB, handshake->crypto)
up_read()
if (sB != 1)
goto fail
slow_crypto(cB)
down_write()
if (sA != handshake->state)
goto fail
memcpy(handshake->crypto, cA)
handshake->state = 2
up_write()
down_write()
if (handshake->state != 2)
goto fail
derive_session(handshake->crypto)
up_write()
down_write()
slow_crypto(handshake->crypto)
handshake->state = 1
up_write()
down_write()
if (sB != handshake->state)
goto fail
memcpy(handshake->crypto, cB)
handshake->state = 2
up_write()
down_write()
if (handshake->state != 2)
goto fail
derive_session(handshake->crypto)
up_write()

This seems basically impossible to hit in a meaningful way in practice,
but ensure that it absolutely cannot happen by comparing the ephemeral
private key that's on the stack with the latest one that the peer's
handshake state has.
Severity Level
HIGH(7.7)
Published Date
Oct 23, 2026
Last Modified
Oct 30, 2026
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation yet
EPSS Score (30-Day)
0.51%Probability
Root Weakness (CWE)
N/A
CVSS v3.1 Base Metrics — Score 7.7 (HIGH)
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityHigh
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityLow

Affected & Patched Versions

Affected Versions
Not provided by NVD for this CVE.
Patched Versions
Not provided by NVD for this CVE.
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