Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2026-23048

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: udp: call skb_orphan() before skb_attempt_defer_free() Standard UDP receive path does not use skb->destructor. But skmsg layer does use it, since it calls skb_set_owner_sk_safe() from udp_read_skb(). This then triggers this warning in skb_attempt_defer_free(): DEBUG_NET_WARN_ON_ONCE(skb->destructor); We must call skb_orphan() to fix this issue.

EPSS: 0.001 (4.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Linux — versions 6471658dc66c670580a7616e75f51b52917e7883, 6.18, 0

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