CVE-2026-53362 (GCVE-0-2026-53362)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-04 11:56 – Updated: 2026-08-28 16:52
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Title
ipv6: account for fraggap on the paged allocation path
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: account for fraggap on the paged allocation path In __ip6_append_data(), when the paged-allocation branch is taken (MSG_MORE / NETIF_F_SG / large fraglen), alloclen and pagedlen are computed as alloclen = fragheaderlen + transhdrlen; pagedlen = datalen - transhdrlen; datalen already includes fraggap (datalen = length + fraggap). When fraggap is non-zero, this is not the first skb and transhdrlen is zero. The fraggap bytes carried over from the previous skb are copied just past the fragment headers in the new skb's linear area. The linear area is therefore undersized by fraggap bytes while pagedlen is overstated by the same amount, and the copy writes past skb->end into the trailing skb_shared_info. An unprivileged user can trigger this via a UDPv6 socket using MSG_MORE together with MSG_SPLICE_PAGES. The bad accounting was introduced by commit 773ba4fe9104 ("ipv6: avoid partial copy for zc"). Before commit ce650a166335 ("udp6: Fix __ip6_append_data()'s handling of MSG_SPLICE_PAGES"), the negative copy value caused -EINVAL to be returned. That later commit allowed MSG_SPLICE_PAGES to proceed in this case, making the corruption triggerable. The non-paged branch sets alloclen to fraglen, which already accounts for fraggap because datalen does. Bring the paged branch in line by adding fraggap to alloclen and subtracting it from pagedlen. After this adjustment, copy no longer collapses to -fraggap on the paged path, so remove the stale comment describing that old arithmetic. Since a negative copy is no longer expected for a valid MSG_SPLICE_PAGES case, remove the MSG_SPLICE_PAGES exception from the negative copy check.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: active Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-28 03:55 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Linux Linux Affected: 773ba4fe9104a64a54d1c00f0fb6ffb95def2b03 , < 14200d435af9a9eeb444f529fc2f689a236b7962 (git)
Affected: 773ba4fe9104a64a54d1c00f0fb6ffb95def2b03 , < 65fb14cbebb0cd0eff903a22d33537ddc8b95769 (git)
Affected: 773ba4fe9104a64a54d1c00f0fb6ffb95def2b03 , < 46f201f8b4c39633a1fa3dc12459f506d470993d (git)
Affected: 773ba4fe9104a64a54d1c00f0fb6ffb95def2b03 , < 6374fb9edf72c67a118a2c214a0dddd04c921e0a (git)
Affected: 773ba4fe9104a64a54d1c00f0fb6ffb95def2b03 , < e9eacf19281ea2498b36291b56c9606118c2d74e (git)
Affected: 773ba4fe9104a64a54d1c00f0fb6ffb95def2b03 , < 736b380e28d0480c7bc3e022f1950f31fe53a7c5 (git)
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Linux Linux Affected: 6.0
Unaffected: 0 , < 6.0 (semver)
Unaffected: 6.1.177 , ≤ 6.1.* (semver)
Unaffected: 6.6.144 , ≤ 6.6.* (semver)
Unaffected: 6.12.95 , ≤ 6.12.* (semver)
Unaffected: 6.18.38 , ≤ 6.18.* (semver)
Unaffected: 7.1.3 , ≤ 7.1.* (semver)
Unaffected: 7.2 , ≤ * (original_commit_for_fix)
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CISA
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 85b928b3-3e79-43a9-a3cd-cf71c00a1843

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2026-53362

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2026-08-27 00:00 UTC

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2026-08-27
Asserted: 2026-08-27
Scope
Notes: Linux Kernel Unspecified Vulnerability | Affected: Linux / Kernel | Description: Linux Kernel contains an unspecified vulnerability that can allow for privilege escalation via IPv6 networking subsystem. This vulnerability can impact multiple products, including but not limited to Suse, Red Hat, and other products using Linux. | Required action: Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines. | Due date: 2026-08-30 | Known ransomware campaign use (KEV): Unknown | Notes (KEV): This vulnerability affects an open-source component, third-party library, protocol, or proprietary implementation that could be used by different products. For more information, please see: ; https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/14200d435af9a9eeb444f529fc2f689a236b7962; https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/65fb14cbebb0cd0eff903a22d33537ddc8b95769; https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/46f201f8b4c39633a1fa3dc12459f506d470993d; https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6374fb9edf72c67a118a2c214a0dddd04c921e0a; https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9eacf19281ea2498b36291b56c9606118c2d74e; https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/736b380e28d0480c7bc3e022f1950f31fe53a7c5 ; BOD 26-04: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; Forensics Triage Requirements: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-implementation-guidance-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53362
Evidence

Type: Vendor Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 80%

Source: cisa-kev

Details
Cwes
Feed CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
Product Kernel
Due Date 2026-08-30
Date Added 2026-08-27
Vendorproject Linux
Vulnerabilityname Linux Kernel Unspecified Vulnerability
Knownransomwarecampaignuse Unknown
References
Created: 2026-08-27 18:00 UTC | Updated: 2026-08-27 18:00 UTC
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 04945077-8514-41a5-a8e0-8c8aa8df7135

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2026-53362

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2026-08-27 17:00 UTC

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2026-08-27
Asserted: 2026-08-27
Scope
Notes: ipv6: account for fraggap on the paged allocation path | Affected: Linux / Linux | CVSS: 7.8 (HIGH) | EPSS: 0.00265 | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: False
Evidence

Type: Public Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 70%

Source: previdian

Details
Feed Previdian (previdian.com)
Title ipv6: account for fraggap on the paged allocation path
Vendor Linux
Product Linux
Added Date 2026-08-27T17:00:36.663Z
Cvss Score 7.8
Epss Score 0.00265
Cvss Severity HIGH
Epss Percentile 0.18041
Used In Malware unknown
Ahead Of Cisa Kev None
Not Yet In Cisa Kev False
References
Created: 2026-08-28 18:00 UTC | Updated: 2026-08-28 18:00 UTC
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Taxonomy of the tags.





Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.

Sightings

Author Source Type Date Other

Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.



Related by attack behaviour

Vulnerabilities whose description is nearest to this one in the vector space of the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-biencoder model. This is a similarity search over the bi-encoder space (plain cosine), not a classification, and it has no measured accuracy.