High severity · published Jun 25, 2026
CVE-2026-53223
net: guard timestamp cmsgs to real error queue skbs
7.1
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: guard timestamp cmsgs to real error queue skbs
skb_is_err_queue() treats PACKET_OUTGOING as the sole marker for an skb
from sk_error_queue. That assumption is not true for AF_PACKET sockets:
outgoing packet taps are also delivered to packet sockets with
skb->pkt_type == PACKET_OUTGOING, but their skb->cb is owned by AF_PACKET
instead of struct sock_exterr_skb.
If such an skb is received with timestamping enabled, the generic
timestamp cmsg path can read AF_PACKET control-buffer state as
sock_exterr_skb::opt_stats. With SO_RXQ_OVFL enabled, the packet drop
counter overlaps opt_stats. An odd drop count makes the path emit
SCM_TIMESTAMPING_OPT_STATS with skb->len and skb->data. For non-linear
skbs this copies past the linear head and can trigger hardened usercopy or
disclose adjacent heap contents.
Keep skb_is_err_queue() local to net/socket.c, but make it verify that
the PACKET_OUTGOING marker is paired with the sock_rmem_free destructor
installed by sock_queue_err_skb(). AF_PACKET receive skbs use normal
receive ownership and no longer pass as error-queue skbs, while legitimate
sk_error_queue entries keep the PACKET_OUTGOING marker and sock_rmem_free
ownership.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
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
4.10.14 before 4.11; 4.11.1 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 6.12.94; +15 more · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Linux
8605330aac5a5785630aec8f64378a54891937cc before 24a0d548d3a765cd4558224e4f8e06e14cba26e3; 8605330aac5a5785630aec8f64378a54891937cc before 71ff5cdd5da61d0438e902aa0fd68c28bc901abe; 8605330aac5a5785630aec8f64378a54891937cc before ad9a0374ee6d11048e1f74cd5180bad58b9848b4; 8605330aac5a5785630aec8f64378a54891937cc before b903e9b5629ec8dd6db92174070045bf81ad7060; 8605330aac5a5785630aec8f64378a54891937cc before e0665b2a8e90bb08bd205062c75662b502d31797; 8605330aac5a5785630aec8f64378a54891937cc before 3dde4fb941fa5649ab809f6cd3e20e0c424a4e31; +5 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
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-2026-53223
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53223
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ee90b77b727df903033db873c75caac5c27ec98
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/24a0d548d3a765cd4558224e4f8e06e14cba26e3
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3dde4fb941fa5649ab809f6cd3e20e0c424a4e31
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/71ff5cdd5da61d0438e902aa0fd68c28bc901abe
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad9a0374ee6d11048e1f74cd5180bad58b9848b4
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b903e9b5629ec8dd6db92174070045bf81ad7060
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