CVE-2026-53175

CRITICALPre-NVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-06-25. the CNA's CVSS baseline 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cna:linux, epss, ghsa
9.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0.3%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: None knownExposed services: Not assessed

A fix is available — apply it.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

inet: frags: fix use-after-free caused by the fqdir_pre_exit() flush

On netns teardown, fqdir_pre_exit() walks the fqdir rhashtable and flushes every fragment queue that is not yet complete using inet_frag_queue_flush(). That helper frees all the skbs queued on the fragment queue but does not set INET_FRAG_COMPLETE, and leaves q->fragments_tail and q->last_run_head pointing at the freed skbs. The queue itself stays in the rhashtable.

fqdir_pre_exit() first lowers high_thresh to 0 to stop new queue lookups, but it cannot stop a fragment that already obtained the queue through inet_frag_find() earlier and stalled just before taking the queue lock. Once that fragment resumes after the flush and takes the queue lock, it passes the INET_FRAG_COMPLETE check and then dereferences the freed fragments_tail. inet_frag_queue_insert() reads FRAG_CB() and ->len of that pointer and, on the append path, writes ->next_frag, causing a slab use-after-free. IPv6, nf_conntrack_reasm6 and 6lowpan reassembly share the same flush path and are affected as well.

Reset rb_fragments, fragments_tail and last_run_head in inet_frag_queue_flush() so a flushed queue no longer points at the freed skbs. A fragment that resumes after the flush and takes the queue lock then finds an empty queue and starts a new run instead of dereferencing the freed fragments_tail. ip_frag_reinit() already performed this reset after its own flush, so drop the now duplicate code there.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8CRITICALmedium confidence
EG Risk
49
EG Risk 49/100

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
EPSS PROB
0.3%
EPSS %ILE
22nd
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 25, 2026

Last Modified

September 1, 2026

Advisory Details (8)

Auto-updated Oct 6, 2026
Patch available.
generic

inet: frags: fix use-after-free caused by the fqdir_pre_exit() flush - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/32594b09854970d7ba83eb2dc8c69a2edd158c8e
generic

inet: frags: fix use-after-free caused by the fqdir_pre_exit() flush - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/010c3313a4d178dc2d3ce958d2e5cb055e2864c1
generic

inet: frags: fix use-after-free caused by the fqdir_pre_exit() flush - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89b909e9704587bfecc1aab1d37e98faee03b9f9
generic

inet: frags: fix use-after-free caused by the fqdir_pre_exit() flush - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c22599cc90e1cd5f8129c8670bd68a02ff7177b4
generic

inet: frags: fix use-after-free caused by the fqdir_pre_exit() flush - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e823ca0e7391630784ae7dd0981b7ad170a93d9
redhat

2492840 – (CVE-2026-53175) CVE-2026-53175 kernel: Linux kernel: Memory corruption via use-after-free in internet fragmentation

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2492840
redhatMentions a patch (unverified)

CVE-2026-53175 - Red Hat Customer Portal

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 or OpenShift Container Platform 4, is affected by this vulnerability and a fix may be released to a

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-53175

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-53175(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(10)

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
linux6.12.100-1 ... 7.0.9-1~bpo13+1 (146 versions)
  • every version up to 7.0.13-1: fixed in 7.0.13-1
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Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

All Vendor Advisories

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Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 7× in last 7d / 41× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-53175?
CVE-2026-53175 is a critical vulnerability published on June 25, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: inet: frags: fix use-after-free caused by the fqdirpreexit() flush On netns teardown, fqdirpreexit() walks the fqdir rhashtable and flushes every fragment queue that is not yet complete using inetfragqueue_flush(). That helper…
When was CVE-2026-53175 disclosed?
CVE-2026-53175 was first published on June 25, 2026, with the most recent update on September 1, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-53175 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-53175 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (22nd percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-53175?
CVE-2026-53175 has a CVSS base score of 9.8 (the CNA's own assessment, by linux; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-53175?
A fix for CVE-2026-53175 is available: update to the fixed version the vendor names in its advisory. The vendor advisories EchelonGraph has for CVE-2026-53175 are linked in the Vendor Advisories panel on this page.

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