Critical severity · published Aug 10, 2026
CVE-2026-68136
net: gro: fix double aggregation of flush-marked skbs
9.8
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: gro: fix double aggregation of flush-marked skbs
Commit 0ab03f353d36 ("net-gro: Fix GRO flush when receiving a GSO
packet.") added a flush check to skb_gro_receive(), but
skb_gro_receive_list() lacks the same validation.
As a result, packets marked with NAPI_GRO_CB(skb)->flush may still be
re-aggregated.
This allows already-GRO'd packets with existing frag_list to be
re-aggregated into a new GRO session, corrupting the frag_list chain
structure. When skb_segment() attempts to unpack these malformed packets,
it encounters invalid state and triggers a kernel panic.
Scenario (Tethering/Device forwarding):
1. Driver: Generated aggregated packet P1 via LRO with frag_list
2. Dev A: Receives aggregated fraglist packet and flush flag set
3. Dev A: Re-enters GRO, skb_gro_receive_list() is called
4. Missing flush check allows re-aggregation despite flush flag
5. Frag_list chain becomes corrupted (loops or dangling refs)
6. Dev B: TX path calls skb_segment(), crashes on corrupted frag_list
Root cause in skb_segment():
The check at line ~4891:
if (hsize <= 0 && i >= nfrags && skb_headlen(list_skb) &&
(skb_headlen(list_skb) == len || sg)) {
When frag_list is corrupted by double aggregation, when list_skb is
a NULL pointer from skb->next, skb_headlen(list_skb) dereference
NULL/corrupted pointers occurs.
Call Trace:
skb_headlen(NULL skb)
skb_segment
tcp_gso_segment
tcp4_gso_segment
inet_gso_segment
skb_mac_gso_segment
__skb_gso_segment
skb_gso_segment
validate_xmit_skb
validate_xmit_skb_list
sch_direct_xmit
qdisc_restart
__qdisc_run
qdisc_run
net_tx_action
Fix: Add NAPI_GRO_CB(skb)->flush validation to the early-return check in
skb_gro_receive_list(), matching the defensive programming pattern of
skb_gro_receive().
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 45% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Linux · Linux
3a1296a38d0cf62bffb9a03c585cbd5dbf15d596 before 7fc7e35212cf58c134310fb47566a844297ceae9; 3a1296a38d0cf62bffb9a03c585cbd5dbf15d596 before d1fb23f8f794ac4683127bd49a6422bd87e0ac02; 3a1296a38d0cf62bffb9a03c585cbd5dbf15d596 before db3e82da616f52e2b27e25e7be3fde2f2a5e54d6; 3a1296a38d0cf62bffb9a03c585cbd5dbf15d596 before 107e1a469f53a2a70874f3f12bf6fcd23925da1d; 3a1296a38d0cf62bffb9a03c585cbd5dbf15d596 before a4dfd46cc8f08a29c6183794790547d0945f3d45; 3a1296a38d0cf62bffb9a03c585cbd5dbf15d596 before fc0c0f7a207f0cd2d2aa725696c907f7d03af9e0; +2 more · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-68136
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-68136
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/107e1a469f53a2a70874f3f12bf6fcd23925da1d
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7fc7e35212cf58c134310fb47566a844297ceae9
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a4dfd46cc8f08a29c6183794790547d0945f3d45
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1fb23f8f794ac4683127bd49a6422bd87e0ac02
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/db3e82da616f52e2b27e25e7be3fde2f2a5e54d6
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e751256486d0ded20f5a9f9863467f1dce65142f
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