CVE-2026-43500

rxrpc: Also unshare DATA/RESPONSE packets when paged frags are present

Published May 11, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS 94.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

rxrpc: Also unshare DATA/RESPONSE packets when paged frags are present

The DATA-packet handler in rxrpc_input_call_event() and the RESPONSE
handler in rxrpc_verify_response() copy the skb to a linear one before
calling into the security ops only when skb_cloned() is true. An skb
that is not cloned but still carries externally-owned paged fragments
(e.g. SKBFL_SHARED_FRAG set by splice() into a UDP socket via
__ip_append_data, or a chained skb_has_frag_list()) falls through to
the in-place decryption path, which binds the frag pages directly into
the AEAD/skcipher SGL via skb_to_sgvec().

Extend the gate to also unshare when skb_has_frag_list() or
skb_has_shared_frag() is true. This catches the splice-loopback vector
and other externally-shared frag sources while preserving the
zero-copy fast path for skbs whose frags are kernel-private (e.g. NIC
page_pool RX, GRO). The OOM/trace handling already in place is reused.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4572-1 linux security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4574-1 linux-6.1 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6253-1 linux security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6258-1 linux security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8370-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8371-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8373-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8374-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8426-1 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8426-2 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8440-1 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8489-1 Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8497-1 Linux kernel (Low Latency) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8499-1 Linux kernel (Xilinx) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8528-1 Linux kernel (Xilinx ZynqMP) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8569-1 Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8616-1 Linux kernel (IBM) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8388-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8388-2 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8389-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8391-1 Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8392-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8393-1 Linux kernel (Azure FIPS) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8461-1 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8462-1 Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-200
Type Values Removed Values Added
References
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-123
CWE-787
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.3:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.3:rc8:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

threat_severity

Important

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-200
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rxrpc: Also unshare DATA/RESPONSE packets when paged frags are present The DATA-packet handler in rxrpc_input_call_event() and the RESPONSE handler in rxrpc_verify_response() copy the skb to a linear one before calling into the security ops only when skb_cloned() is true. An skb that is not cloned but still carries externally-owned paged fragments (e.g. SKBFL_SHARED_FRAG set by splice() into a UDP socket via __ip_append_data, or a chained skb_has_frag_list()) falls through to the in-place decryption path, which binds the frag pages directly into the AEAD/skcipher SGL via skb_to_sgvec(). Extend the gate to also unshare when skb_has_frag_list() or skb_has_shared_frag() is true. This catches the splice-loopback vector and other externally-shared frag sources while preserving the zero-copy fast path for skbs whose frags are kernel-private (e.g. NIC page_pool RX, GRO). The OOM/trace handling already in place is reused.
Title rxrpc: Also unshare DATA/RESPONSE packets when paged frags are present
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
References
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Linux
Published
Updated
Sep 1, 2026, 12:05 PM
Reserved
May 1, 2026, 2:12 PM
Status
Modified
Published
May 11, 2026, 8:16 AM
Modified
Nov 11, 2026, 8:10 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
May 7, 2026, 12:00 AM