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CVE-2026-53228

VendorlinuxProductlinux kernelDiscoveredJun 25, 2026UpdatedJul 2, 2026

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: sit: reload inner IPv6 header after GSO offloads ipip6_tunnel_xmit() caches the inner IPv6 header pointer at function entry and continues using it after iptunnel_handle_offloads(). For GSO skbs, iptunnel_handle_offloads() calls skb_header_unclone(). When the skb header is cloned, skb_header_unclone() can call pskb_expand_head(), which may move the skb head. The pskb_expand_head() contract requires pointers into the skb header to be reloaded after the call. If the later skb_realloc_headroom() branch is not taken, SIT uses the stale iph6 pointer to read the inner hop limit and DS field. That can read from a freed skb head after the old head's remaining clone is released. Reload iph6 after the offload helper succeeds…

CVSS v3.1
9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS
0.58%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Not listed
no confirmed exploitation reported
News coverage
39
sources referencing this CVE
Related IOCs
0
seen in the same coverage
Intelligence Reports1
1 intelligence report available

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EPSS Trend
Sep 25, 2026 → Oct 22, 2026
▼ 0.18pp
0.76% → 0.58% over 3 tracked changes
CVSS v3.1 Detail
Attack VectorNETWORK
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredNONE
User InteractionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
ConfidentialityHIGH
IntegrityHIGH
AvailabilityHIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Connections
40 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
Jun 25, 2026
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Jul 2, 2026
Aug 12, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8629-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Aug 12, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8630-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Aug 12, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8631-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Aug 12, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8633-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Aug 12, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8635-1: Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Aug 12, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8636-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Aug 13, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8630-2: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Aug 13, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8631-2: Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilities
Aug 13, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8637-1: Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities
Aug 13, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8633-2: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Aug 13, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8631-3: Linux kernel (NVIDIA Tegra IGX) vulnerabilities
Aug 17, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8629-2: Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities
Aug 17, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8631-4: Linux kernel (Azure CVM) vulnerabilities
Aug 18, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8645-1: Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilities
Aug 18, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8629-3: Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities
Aug 18, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8636-2: Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilities
Aug 18, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8630-3: Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilities
Aug 20, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8660-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Aug 20, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8661-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Aug 20, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8662-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Aug 20, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8630-4: Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities
Aug 20, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8663-1: Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilities
Aug 20, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8664-1: Linux kernel (NVIDIA BaseOS) vulnerabilities
Aug 20, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8666-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Aug 21, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8662-2: Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerabilities
Aug 21, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8667-1: Linux kernel (KVM) vulnerabilities
Aug 21, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8669-1: Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilities
Aug 21, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8661-2: Linux kernel (Low Latency) vulnerabilities
Aug 25, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8630-5: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities
Aug 25, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8666-2: Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Aug 27, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8661-3: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Aug 27, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8666-3: Linux kernel (GCP FIPS) vulnerabilities
Sep 2, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8715-1: Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilities
Sep 2, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8661-4: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Sep 7, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8728-1: Linux kernel (GCP) vulnerabilities
Sep 18, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8715-2: Linux kernel (AWS FIPS) vulnerabilities
Sep 22, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8661-5: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities
Sep 22, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8728-2: Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Sep 29, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8728-3: Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilities