CVE-2026-53235: net: add pskb_may_pull() to skb_gro_receive_list()
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 30/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.44% (FIRST EPSS).
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- Fixed version: Linux Linux 0cde3a004119db637b401c54e77536e4145fc0b4, 848571dcbbbea7ba44dd4f7ebe1fbb274afe08ac, 9e636c995b7beeb74ea882968248752821c244c4.
Low priority for now. Upgrade to Linux Linux 0cde3a004119db637b401c54e77536e4145fc0b4, 848571dcbbbea7ba44dd4f7ebe1fbb274afe08ac, 9e636c995b7beeb74ea882968248752821c244c4 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: add pskb_may_pull() to skb_gro_receive_list() skb_gro_receive_list() calls skb_pull(skb, skb_gro_offset(skb)) without first ensuring the data is in the linear area via pskb_may_pull(). When the skb arrives via napi_gro_frags(), skb_headlen can be 0 (all data in page fragments) while skb_gro_offset is non-zero (after IP+TCP header parsing). The skb_pull() then decrements skb->len by skb_gro_offset but skb->data_len stays unchanged, hitting BUG_ON(skb->len < skb->data_len) in __skb_pull(). The UDP fraglist GRO path already contains this guard at udp_offload.c:749. Adding it to skb_gro_receive_list() itself provides centralized protection for all callers (TCP, UDP, and any future protocols), and ensures the precondition of skb_pull() is satisfied before it is called. On pskb_may_pull() failure, set NAPI_GRO_CB(skb)->flush = 1 so the skb is not held as a new GRO head and is instead delivered through the normal receive path, matching the UDP handling.
- Published
- Jun 25, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 5, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.4% · 38th percentile
- CWE
- —
Report tools
Action score
30
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.4%
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- —
- CNA · Linux
- 7.5
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The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux kernel | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- linux linux kernel6.10 and later · before 6.12.94
- linux linux kernel6.13 and later · before 6.18.36
- linux linux kernel6.19 and later · before 7.0.13
- linux linux kernel7.1
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Linux). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Linux Linux
- 6.10affected
- 8d95dc474f85481652a0e422d2f1f079de81f63c and later · before 9e636c995b7beeb74ea882968248752821c244c4affected · git
- 8d95dc474f85481652a0e422d2f1f079de81f63c and later · before 0cde3a004119db637b401c54e77536e4145fc0b4affected · git
- 8d95dc474f85481652a0e422d2f1f079de81f63c and later · before 848571dcbbbea7ba44dd4f7ebe1fbb274afe08acaffected · git
- 8d95dc474f85481652a0e422d2f1f079de81f63c and later · before f2bb3434544454099a5b6dec213567267b05d79daffected · git
- before 6.10not affected · semver
- 6.12.94 and later · up to and including 6.12.*not affected · semver
- 6.18.36 and later · up to and including 6.18.*not affected · semver
- 7.0.13 and later · up to and including 7.0.*not affected · semver
- 7.1 and laternot affected · original_commit_for_fix
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:13 | linux | before 6.12.94-1 | 6.12.94-1 |
| Debian:14 | linux | before 7.0.13-1 | 7.0.13-1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 | kernel | before 0:6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2 | 0:6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 | kernel-64k | before 0:6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2 | 0:6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 | kernel-64k-core | before 0:6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2 | 0:6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 | kernel-64k-debug | before 0:6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2 | 0:6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 | kernel-64k-debug-core | before 0:6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2 | 0:6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 | kernel-64k-debug-debuginfo | before 0:6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2 | 0:6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 | kernel-64k-debug-devel | before 0:6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2 | 0:6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 | kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched | before 0:6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2 | 0:6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 | kernel-64k-debug-modules | before 0:6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2 | 0:6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 | kernel-64k-debug-modules-core | before 0:6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2 | 0:6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 | kernel-64k-debug-modules-extra | before 0:6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2 | 0:6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 | kernel-64k-debuginfo | before 0:6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2 | 0:6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 | kernel-64k-devel | before 0:6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2 | 0:6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 | kernel-64k-devel-matched | before 0:6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2 | 0:6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 | kernel-64k-modules | before 0:6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2 | 0:6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 | kernel-64k-modules-core | before 0:6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2 | 0:6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 | kernel-64k-modules-extra | before 0:6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2 | 0:6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 | kernel-abi-stablelists | before 0:6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2 | 0:6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 | kernel-core | before 0:6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2 | 0:6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 | kernel-debug | before 0:6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2 | 0:6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 | kernel-debug-core | before 0:6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2 | 0:6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 | kernel-debug-debuginfo | before 0:6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2 | 0:6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2 |
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Published before and after this one in the same product
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Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Linux Linux | 0cde3a004119db637b401c54e77536e4145fc0b4 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 848571dcbbbea7ba44dd4f7ebe1fbb274afe08ac | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 9e636c995b7beeb74ea882968248752821c244c4 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | f2bb3434544454099a5b6dec213567267b05d79d | Vendor (CNA) |
| debian:linux | 6.12.94-1 · Debian:13 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:kernel-64k-debug-debuginfo | 0:6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:kernel-64k-debug-devel | 0:6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched | 0:6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:kernel-64k-debuginfo | 0:6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:kernel-64k-devel | 0:6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:kernel-64k-devel-matched | 0:6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:kernel-debug-debuginfo | 0:6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:kernel-debug-devel | 0:6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:kernel-debug-devel-matched | 0:6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:kernel-debuginfo | 0:6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 | 0:6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le | 0:6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 | Package registry (OSV) |
| rocky linux:kernel | 0:6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2 · Rocky Linux:10 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
No history yet (it accumulates with the daily EPSS job).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
—
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvd-secondary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.