Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-53175
Published: June 26, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU135619
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-53175
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free in inet_frag_queue_flush() and fragment reassembly handling when processing fragmented network packets during network namespace teardown. A remote attacker can send fragmented packets and trigger reuse of a flushed fragment queue to cause a denial of service.
IPv6, nf_conntrack_reasm6, and 6lowpan reassembly share the same affected flush path.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-53175
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/010c3313a4d178dc2d3ce958d2e5cb055e2864c1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e823ca0e7391630784ae7dd0981b7ad170a93d9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/32594b09854970d7ba83eb2dc8c69a2edd158c8e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89b909e9704587bfecc1aab1d37e98faee03b9f9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c22599cc90e1cd5f8129c8670bd68a02ff7177b4