DEBIAN-CVE-2026-23154
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.
Risk Scores
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:14 | linux | 0, 6.12.38-1, 6.12.41-1 |
| Debian:11 | linux-6.1 | 6.1.164-1, 6.1.162-1, 6.1.159-1 |
| Debian:11 | linux | 6.16.11-1, 5.19.11-1, 5.19.11-1 |
| Debian:13 | linux | 6.12.63-1, 6.12.63-1, 6.12.69-1 |
| Debian:12 | linux | 6.10.1-1~exp1, 6.10.11-1, 6.1.106-3 |
Exploit Intelligence
- 2026-05-06_426_linux-signed-amd64.yaml (github-poc)
Timeline
- Feb 14, 2026 CVE Published
- May 2, 2026 CVE Updated