Critical severity · published Jul 19, 2026
CVE-2026-63830
net: skmsg: preserve sg.copy across SG transforms
9.4
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: skmsg: preserve sg.copy across SG transforms The sk_msg sg.copy bitmap is part of the scatterlist entry ownership state. A set bit tells sk_msg_compute_data_pointers() not to expose the entry through writable BPF ctx->data. This protects entries backed by pages that are not private to the sk_msg, such as splice-backed file page-cache pages. Several sk_msg transform paths move, copy, split, or compact msg->sg.data[] entries without moving the matching sg.copy bit. This can make an externally backed entry arrive at a new slot with a clear copy bit. A later SK_MSG verdict can then expose sg_virt(sge) as writable ctx->data and BPF stores can modify the original page cache. Keep sg.copy synchronized with sg.data[] whenever entries are transferred, shifted, split, or copied into a new sk_msg. Clear the bit when an entry is replaced by a newly allocated private page or freed. This covers the BPF pull/push/pop helpers, sk_msg_shift_left/right(), sk_msg_xfer(), and tls_split_open_record(), including the partial tail entry created during TLS open-record splitting.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 38% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
4.20 before 5.10.261; 5.11 before 5.15.212; 5.16 before 6.1.177; 6.2 before 6.6.144; 6.7 before 6.12.95; 6.13 before 6.18.38; +1 more · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Linux
d3b18ad31f93d0b6bae105c679018a1ba7daa9ca before f126eed589eec6f201405abbc398844042ef6d57; d3b18ad31f93d0b6bae105c679018a1ba7daa9ca before 31a110642b5fb5e61940cbcfb503445ac4f28017; d3b18ad31f93d0b6bae105c679018a1ba7daa9ca before 9bb86d8184b37503816150c4a6ad3c17dfdbe827; d3b18ad31f93d0b6bae105c679018a1ba7daa9ca before 0eb4c16c4adb262763bda870a8ed38a1a9dec7ec; d3b18ad31f93d0b6bae105c679018a1ba7daa9ca before d22cc92bc41290e5783a72375e0843d9435f6001; d3b18ad31f93d0b6bae105c679018a1ba7daa9ca before 1acdd14c0990dd1cd4b6534f00366d2e6dfce05f; +3 more · source: vendor