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CVE-2026-93105NVD

Vulnerability Summary

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

esp: do not unref managed frag pages in esp_ssg_unref()

esp_ssg_unref() releases the page references held on the source
scatterlist after the AEAD operation completes. It calls
skb_page_unref() on every frag page for an out-of-place transform
(req->src != req->dst), and in the error path of esp_output_tail()
(already_unref == true) on the request's own scatterlist.

This is wrong when the skb carries managed frags
(SKBFL_MANAGED_FRAG_REFS). Managed frags are owned by a zerocopy ubuf
and the skb does not hold a per-frag page reference; io_uring SEND_ZC
with a registered buffer attaches the bvec pages this way via
io_sg_from_iter(). The rest of the stack honours this invariant:
skb_release_data() skips the per-frag unref when SKBFL_MANAGED_FRAG_REFS
is set, and skb_zcopy_managed() is the guard used at the other unref
sites.

esp_ssg_unref() is missing that guard, so for a managed-frag skb it
drops a page reference the skb never acquired. This can underflow the
page reference count and free a page that is still in use.

Guard the function with skb_zcopy_managed() so both unref paths are
skipped for managed-frag skbs, matching skb_release_data().
Severity Level
HIGH(7.8)
Published Date
Sep 17, 2026
Last Modified
Sep 18, 2026
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation yet
EPSS Score (30-Day)
0.15%Probability
Root Weakness (CWE)
N/A
CVSS v3.1 Base Metrics — Score 7.8 (HIGH)
Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

Affected & Patched Versions

Affected Versions
  • Linux Linux >= cac2661c53f35cbe651bef9b07026a5a05ab8ce0 and < 26b6b14c7a0368e317a1e9fb5144ebe6f8d495cf
  • Linux Linux >= cac2661c53f35cbe651bef9b07026a5a05ab8ce0 and < 21697720ff43b8dfa25b8e8d9ca7f56f4597fc80
  • Linux Linux >= 4.11
Patched Versions
  • Linux Linux 26b6b14c7a0368e317a1e9fb5144ebe6f8d495cf
  • Linux Linux 21697720ff43b8dfa25b8e8d9ca7f56f4597fc80
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