CVE 7.5 HIGH

net: add pskb_may_pull() to skb_gro_receive_list()_CVE-2026-53235

7.5 / 10
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net: add pskb_may_pull() to skb_gro_receive_list()

skb_gro_receive_list() calls skb_pull(skb, skb_gro_offset(skb)) without
first ensuring the data is in the linear area via pskb_may_pull(). When
the skb arrives via napi_gro_frags(), skb_headlen can be 0 (all data in
page fragments) while skb_gro_offset is non-zero (after IP+TCP header
parsing). The skb_pull() then decrements skb->len by skb_gro_offset
but skb->data_len stays unchanged, hitting BUG_ON(skb->len < skb->data_len)
in __skb_pull().

The UDP fraglist GRO path already contains this guard at
udp_offload.c:749. Adding it to skb_gro_receive_list() itself provides
centralized protection for all callers (TCP, UDP, and any future
protocols), and ensures the precondition of skb_pull() is satisfied
before it is called.

On pskb_may_pull() failure, set NAPI_GRO_CB(skb)->flush = 1 so the
skb is not held as a new GRO head and is instead delivered through the
normal receive path, matching the UDP handling.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-53235
Source Linux
Published Jun 25, 2026 at 08:39
Modified Jun 28, 2026 at 06:40

Affected Product

Vendor Linux
Product Linux
Version 8d95dc474f85481652a0e422d2f1f079de81f63c
Affected Versions Linux Linux 8d95dc474f85481652a0e422d2f1f079de81f63c
Linux Linux 8d95dc474f85481652a0e422d2f1f079de81f63c
Linux Linux 8d95dc474f85481652a0e422d2f1f079de81f63c
Linux Linux 8d95dc474f85481652a0e422d2f1f079de81f63c
Linux Linux 6.10

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