High severity · published Jun 24, 2026
CVE-2026-53091
net: pull headers in qdisc_pkt_len_segs_init()
8.4
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: pull headers in qdisc_pkt_len_segs_init()
Most ndo_start_xmit() methods expects headers of gso packets
to be already in skb->head.
net/core/tso.c users are particularly at risk, because tso_build_hdr()
does a memcpy(hdr, skb->data, hdr_len);
qdisc_pkt_len_segs_init() already does a dissection of gso packets.
Use pskb_may_pull() instead of skb_header_pointer() to make
sure drivers do not have to reimplement this.
Some malicious packets could be fed, detect them so that we can
drop them sooner with a new SKB_DROP_REASON_SKB_BAD_GSO drop_reason.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 3% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
3.16 before 7.0.10 · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Linux
e876f208af18b074f800656e4d1b99da75b2135f before 5895cfc76924a629c6eaa5e5f049de642860045f; e876f208af18b074f800656e4d1b99da75b2135f before 7564dc804d8289d2e5c6edb8173754051b71bff4; e876f208af18b074f800656e4d1b99da75b2135f before 9d4f5c68f5ad4ab425f3ce1500c97c9f9743999a; e876f208af18b074f800656e4d1b99da75b2135f before 7fb4c19670110f052c04e1ec1d2b953b9f4f57e4; 3.16 · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53091
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53091
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5895cfc76924a629c6eaa5e5f049de642860045f
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7564dc804d8289d2e5c6edb8173754051b71bff4
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7fb4c19670110f052c04e1ec1d2b953b9f4f57e4
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d4f5c68f5ad4ab425f3ce1500c97c9f9743999a
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:65334
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:66324
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