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
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-63830
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-63830
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0eb4c16c4adb262763bda870a8ed38a1a9dec7ec
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1acdd14c0990dd1cd4b6534f00366d2e6dfce05f
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21ed9540a8e1906dfcbc1bb82ba9b4de4fa4bd6d
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/31a110642b5fb5e61940cbcfb503445ac4f28017
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/406e8a651a7b854c41fecd5117bb282b3a6c2c6b
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9bb86d8184b37503816150c4a6ad3c17dfdbe827
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