CVE-2026-23154

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel - Denial of Service via GRO Fraglist Segmentation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: fix segmentation of forwarding fraglist GRO This patch enhances GSO segment handling by properly checking the SKB_GSO_DODGY flag for frag_list GSO packets, addressing low throughput issues observed when a station accesses IPv4 servers via hotspots with an IPv6-only upstream interface. Specifically, it fixes a bug in GSO segmentation when forwarding GRO packets containing a frag_list. The function skb_segment_list cannot correctly process GRO skbs that have been converted by XLAT, since XLAT only translates the header of the head skb. Consequently, skbs in the frag_list may remain untranslated, resulting in protocol inconsistencies and reduced throughput. To address this, the patch explicitly sets the SKB_GSO_DODGY flag for GSO packets in XLAT's IPv4/IPv6 protocol translation helpers (bpf_skb_proto_4_to_6 and bpf_skb_proto_6_to_4). This marks GSO packets as potentially modified after protocol translation. As a result, GSO segmentation will avoid using skb_segment_list and instead falls back to skb_segment for packets with the SKB_GSO_DODGY flag. This ensures that only safe and fully translated frag_list packets are processed by skb_segment_list, resolving protocol inconsistencies and improving throughput when forwarding GRO packets converted by XLAT.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0002
EPSS Percentile 4.7%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

Status published
Products (16)
linux/Kernel 5.6.0 - 6.12.69linux
linux/Kernel 6.13.0 - 6.18.9linux
Linux/Linux < 5.6
Linux/Linux 5.6
Linux/Linux 6.1.167 - 6.1.*
Linux/Linux 6.12.69 - 6.12.*
Linux/Linux 6.18.9 - 6.18.*
Linux/Linux 6.19
Linux/Linux 6.6.130 - 6.6.*
Linux/Linux 9fd1ff5d2ac7181844735806b0a703c942365291 - 2cbef9ea5a0ac51863ede35c45f26931a85d3888
... and 6 more
Published Feb 14, 2026
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026