GHSA-RFP8-J4XW-2G59
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-06-25 09:31 – Updated: 2026-06-28 09:31In 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.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-53235"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-06-25T09:16:41Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: add pskb_may_pull() to skb_gro_receive_list()\n\nskb_gro_receive_list() calls skb_pull(skb, skb_gro_offset(skb)) without\nfirst ensuring the data is in the linear area via pskb_may_pull(). When\nthe skb arrives via napi_gro_frags(), skb_headlen can be 0 (all data in\npage fragments) while skb_gro_offset is non-zero (after IP+TCP header\nparsing). The skb_pull() then decrements skb-\u003elen by skb_gro_offset\nbut skb-\u003edata_len stays unchanged, hitting BUG_ON(skb-\u003elen \u003c skb-\u003edata_len)\nin __skb_pull().\n\nThe UDP fraglist GRO path already contains this guard at\nudp_offload.c:749. Adding it to skb_gro_receive_list() itself provides\ncentralized protection for all callers (TCP, UDP, and any future\nprotocols), and ensures the precondition of skb_pull() is satisfied\nbefore it is called.\n\nOn pskb_may_pull() failure, set NAPI_GRO_CB(skb)-\u003eflush = 1 so the\nskb is not held as a new GRO head and is instead delivered through the\nnormal receive path, matching the UDP handling.",
"id": "GHSA-rfp8-j4xw-2g59",
"modified": "2026-06-28T09:31:46Z",
"published": "2026-06-25T09:31:22Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53235"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0cde3a004119db637b401c54e77536e4145fc0b4"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/848571dcbbbea7ba44dd4f7ebe1fbb274afe08ac"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e636c995b7beeb74ea882968248752821c244c4"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f2bb3434544454099a5b6dec213567267b05d79d"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
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.