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7.8
CVE-2026-43500KEVEXPLOITEDPATCHED
linux · linux_kernel

rxrpc: Also unshare DATA/RESPONSE packets when paged frags are present

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rxrpc: Also unshare DATA/RESPONSE packets when paged frags are present The DATA-packet handler in rxrpc_input_call_event() and the RESPONSE handler in rxrpc_verify_response() copy the skb to a linear one before calling into the security ops only when skb_cloned() is true. An skb that is not cloned but still carries externally-owned paged fragments (e.g. SKBFL_SHARED_FRAG set by splice() into a UDP socket via __ip_append_data, or a chained skb_has_frag_list()) falls through to the in-place decryption path, which binds the frag pages directly into the AEAD/skcipher SGL via skb_to_sgvec(). Extend the gate to also unshare when skb_has_frag_list() or skb_has_shared_frag() is true. This catches the splice-loopback vector and other externally-shared frag sources while preserving the zero-copy fast path for skbs whose frags are kernel-private (e.g. NIC page_pool RX, GRO). The OOM/trace handling already in place is reused.

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
linuxlinux_kerneld0d5c0cd1e711c98703f3544c1e6fc1372898de5, d0d5c0cd1e711c98703f3544c1e6fc1372898de5, d0d5c0cd1e711c98703f3544c1e6fc1372898de5, d0d5c0cd1e711c98703f3544c1e6fc1372898de5, d0d5c0cd1e711c98703f3544c1e6fc1372898de5, 5.3

Also Affects

Downstream vendors/products affected by this vulnerability

VendorProductSourceConfidence
linuxlinuxmitre_affected90%

References

  • https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c504ffab3efce8f7e4f463b314ae31030bdf18b
  • https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3711382a77342a9a1c3d2e7330dcfc7ea927f568
  • https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3eae0f4f9f7206a4801efa5e0235c25bbd5a412c
  • https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d45179f8795222ce858770dc619abe51f9d24411
  • https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa54b1d27fe0c2b78e664a34fd0fdf7cd1960d71

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CVSS 3.17.8 HIGH
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA KEV✅ Yes
Actively exploited✅ Yes
Patch available
3eae0f4f9f7206a4801efa5e0235c25bbd5a412cd45179f8795222ce858770dc619abe51f9d24411aa54b1d27fe0c2b78e664a34fd0fdf7cd1960d7106.18.297.0.67.1-rc3
PublishedMay 11, 2026
Last enriched24d agov8
Tags
privilege escalationmemory corruptionlocal privilege escalationpage-cache managementDirty FragLinux LPE
Trending Score110🔥
Source articles28
Independent15
Info Completeness11/14
Missing: epss, iocs, mitre_attack

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Verification

State: verified
Confidence: 0%

Vulnerability Timeline

CVE Published
May 11, 2026
Added to CISA KEV
May 11, 2026
Discovered by ZDM
May 11, 2026
Updated: affectedVersions
May 11, 2026
Updated: description, affectedVersions, severity, cweIds, exploitAvailable, tags
May 20, 2026
Updated: cweIds
May 26, 2026
Updated: affectedVersions, tags
May 28, 2026
Updated: description, affectedVersions, severity, cweIds
May 29, 2026
Updated: cweIds, tags
May 29, 2026
Updated: cvssEstimate
Jun 3, 2026
Actively Exploited
Jun 14, 2026
Exploit Available
Jun 14, 2026
Patch Available
Jun 14, 2026

Version History

v8
Last enriched 24d ago
v8Tier A24d ago

Updated CVSS from 7.8 to 7.9, added new CWE IDs CVE-2026-43284 and CVE-2026-43500, and set patchAvailable to null.

cvssEstimate
via Fortinet PSIRT
v7Tier C29d ago

Added new CWE IDs related to the 'Dirty Frag' vulnerabilities and included new relevant tags.

cweIdstags
via Rapid7 Blog
v6Tier C29d ago

Updated description with new exploit details, added affected versions for various distributions, changed severity to HIGH, added new CWE, and updated tags.

descriptionaffectedVersionsseveritycweIds
via Exploit-DB
v5Tier C30d ago

Updated description with detailed exploit information, added affected versions, changed severity to HIGH, and included new tags.

affectedVersionstags
via Exploit-DB
v4Tier B32d ago

Added new CWE-119 related to the vulnerability.

cweIds
via CCCS Canada
v3Tier B38d ago

Updated description with detailed technical information, added affected version 4.10, changed severity to CRITICAL, and included new CWE IDs.

descriptionaffectedVersionsseveritycweIdsexploitAvailabletags
via CERT/CC Vuln Notes
v2Tier C47d ago

Updated description with critical vulnerability details, changed severity to CRITICAL, and added affected versions 6.18.28, 7.0.5, and 7.1-rc2.

affectedVersions
via VulDB
v147d ago

Initial creation