Vulnerability in Linux
CVE-2026-53363
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xfrm: iptfs: preserve shared-frag marker in iptfs_consume_frags() iptfs_consume_frags() transfers paged fragments from one socket buffer to another but fails to propagate the SKBFL_SHARED_FRAG flag. This is the same class of bug that was fixed in skb_try_coalesce() for CVE-2026-46300: when fragments backed by read-only page-cache pages are merged, the marker indicating their shared nature must be preserved so that ESP can decide correctly whether in-place encryption is safe. Apply the same two-line fix used in skb_try_coalesce() to iptfs_consume_frags().
EPSS: 0.003 (22.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Linux — versions b96ba312e21c9b7ac1526829b9640ddc06695c0b, 6.14, 0
- Linux Linux_kernel — versions 7.1
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-53363?
- CVE-2026-53363 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-07-10.
- How severe is CVE-2026-53363?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.