CVE-2026-53235

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The skb_pull() then decrements skb->len by skb_gro_offset\nbut skb->data_len stays unchanged, hitting BUG_ON(skb->len < skb->data_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)->flush = 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."}], "metrics": [{"cvssV3_1": {"version": "3.1", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "baseScore": 7.5, "baseSeverity": "HIGH"}, "scenarios": [{"lang": "en", "value": "AV:N - The vulnerable GRO path processes received IPv4/IPv6 TCP packets in the network stack before socket authentication or routing decisions. A remote peer can send crafted same-flow packets to an exposed interface with fraglist GRO enabled.\nAC:L - Given a vulnerable deployment with rx-gro-list enabled, the attacker controls the packet stream, header layout, checksums, and sequencing needed to reach skb_gro_receive_list(). No race or victim state outside the attacker\u2019s packet timing is required.\nPR:N - The code runs on unauthenticated packet receive before any application or TCP connection authorization. No local account or kernel capability is required for a remote sender.\nUI:N - Exploitation only requires packet delivery to the target network interface. No victim user action is needed.\nS:U - The impact is within the kernel/network stack security authority of the targeted system. There is no VM, IOMMU, or sandbox boundary crossing.\nC:N - The bug triggers an internal skb length invariant failure in __skb_pull() and immediately BUGs. I found no out-of-bounds read, use-after-free, or usable information disclosure primitive before the crash.\nI:N - The vulnerable operation corrupts skb metadata only enough to trip the immediate BUG_ON path. It does not provide an attacker-controlled write or persistent data modification primitive.\nA:H - The reachable failure is BUG() in __skb_pull(), causing a kernel oops/panic or loss of system availability. 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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->len by skb_gro_offset\nbut skb->data_len stays unchanged, hitting BUG_ON(skb->len < skb->data_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)->flush = 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": "CVE-2026-53235", "lastModified": "2026-07-08T19:00:57.917", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 7.5, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 3.9, "impactScore": 3.6, "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "type": "Secondary"}]}, "published": "2026-06-25T09:16:41.397", "references": [{"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0cde3a004119db637b401c54e77536e4145fc0b4"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/848571dcbbbea7ba44dd4f7ebe1fbb274afe08ac"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e636c995b7beeb74ea882968248752821c244c4"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f2bb3434544454099a5b6dec213567267b05d79d"}], "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "vulnStatus": "Analyzed", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "NVD-CWE-noinfo"}], "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}

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