High severity · published Jun 24, 2026
CVE-2026-52943
net: skbuff: fix missing zerocopy reference in pskb_carve helpers
7.8
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: skbuff: fix missing zerocopy reference in pskb_carve helpers
pskb_carve_inside_header() and pskb_carve_inside_nonlinear() both copy
the old skb_shared_info header into a new buffer via memcpy(), which
includes the destructor_arg pointer (uarg) for MSG_ZEROCOPY skbs.
Neither function calls net_zcopy_get() for the new shinfo, creating an
unaccounted holder: every skb_shared_info with destructor_arg set will
call skb_zcopy_clear() once when freed, but the corresponding
net_zcopy_get() was never called for the new copy. Repeated calls
drive uarg->refcnt to zero prematurely, freeing ubuf_info_msgzc while
TX skbs still hold live destructor_arg pointers.
KASAN reports use-after-free on a freed ubuf_info_msgzc:
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in skb_release_data+0x77b/0x810
Read of size 8 at addr ffff88801574d3e8 by task poc/220
Call Trace:
skb_release_data+0x77b/0x810
kfree_skb_list_reason+0x13e/0x610
skb_release_data+0x4cd/0x810
sk_skb_reason_drop+0xf3/0x340
skb_queue_purge_reason+0x282/0x440
rds_tcp_inc_free+0x1e/0x30
rds_recvmsg+0x354/0x1780
__sys_recvmsg+0xdf/0x180
Allocated by task 219:
msg_zerocopy_realloc+0x157/0x7b0
tcp_sendmsg_locked+0x2892/0x3ba0
Freed by task 219:
ip_recv_error+0x74a/0xb10
tcp_recvmsg+0x475/0x530
The skb consuming the late access still referenced the same uarg via
shinfo->destructor_arg copied by pskb_carve_inside_nonlinear() without
a refcount bump. This has been verified to be reliably exploitable: a
working proof-of-concept achieves full root privilege escalation from
an unprivileged local user on a default kernel configuration.
The fix follows the pattern of pskb_expand_head() which has the same
memcpy/cloned structure. For pskb_carve_inside_header(), net_zcopy_get()
is placed after skb_orphan_frags() succeeds, so the orphan error path
needs no cleanup. For pskb_carve_inside_nonlinear(), net_zcopy_get() is
placed after all failure points and just before skb_release_data(), so
no error path needs cleanup at all -- matching pskb_expand_head() more
closely and avoiding the need for a balancing net_zcopy_put().
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 23% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
4.7 before 5.10.259; 5.11 before 5.15.210; 5.16 before 6.1.176; 6.2 before 6.6.143; 6.7 before 6.12.93; 6.13 before 6.18.35; +6 more · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Linux
6fa01ccd883021105e9f8af7d04b9f156fa3494a before 8dbed691e43a50903658130bde0fcb5abc425b37; 6fa01ccd883021105e9f8af7d04b9f156fa3494a before 9b40bdc2a3298225dffab8158208a0d8c6300578; 6fa01ccd883021105e9f8af7d04b9f156fa3494a before fd470f0a97b8e9a125f520265d2f3b088ffb5b8a; 6fa01ccd883021105e9f8af7d04b9f156fa3494a before ceafb893b12f23331dcc5ff9587e643c3a40ee9f; 6fa01ccd883021105e9f8af7d04b9f156fa3494a before 2e0e74c59b2761a414d9f48d7bee1e45220b2427; 6fa01ccd883021105e9f8af7d04b9f156fa3494a before 96a4713ae041cc85e712bac682cd2e644004d6c6; +3 more · source: vendor
SS
SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP · Siemens
V3.1.6; V3.1.7; V3.1.6; V3.1.7 · source: CISA
SS
SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP · Siemens
V3.1.6; V3.1.7; V3.1.6; V3.1.7 · source: CISA
SS
SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystem · Siemens
0 · source: CISA
SS
SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP · Siemens
V3.1.6; V3.1.7 · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-52943
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-52943
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e0e74c59b2761a414d9f48d7bee1e45220b2427
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/474d6c771d798bca84f0a140b611e36743511e18
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8dbed691e43a50903658130bde0fcb5abc425b37
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/96a4713ae041cc85e712bac682cd2e644004d6c6
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/98d0912e9f841e5529a5b89a972805f34cb1c69d
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b40bdc2a3298225dffab8158208a0d8c6300578
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