Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-46323
Published: June 10, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU134182
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-46323
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free in skb_gro_receive in the GRO subsystem when merging zerocopy skbs. A local user can trigger GRO processing with zerocopy skbs to cause a denial of service.
The issue occurs when either the source skb or the last skb in the GRO chain is zerocopy and uses managed fragment references.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-46323
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f9c828556416fbe3f49386708ce999fc4d4da06
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/44bea2032af0425e4ce6d26a8af0ede79db49ec1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/479084ae0e1d9cb7929cb4298d35623de189f80a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4db79a322db8c97f7b73b8a347395ef4d685eb40
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e334cbf3388fd9334503a778a82d9e9f14dd2f71