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

xfrm: esp: avoid in-place decrypt on shared skb frags

MSG_SPLICE_PAGES can attach pages from a pipe directly to an skb. TCP
marks such skbs with SKBFL_SHARED_FRAG after skb_splice_from_iter(),
so later paths that may modify packet data can first make a private
copy. The IPv4/IPv6 datagram append paths did not set this flag when
splicing pages into UDP skbs.

That leaves an ESP-in-UDP packet made from shared pipe pages looking
like an ordinary uncloned nonlinear skb. ESP input then takes the no-COW
fast path for uncloned skbs without a frag_list and decrypts in place
over data that is not owned privately by the skb.

Mark IPv4/IPv6 datagram splice frags with SKBFL_SHARED_FRAG, matching
TCP. Also make ESP input fall back to skb_cow_data() when the flag is
present, so ESP does not decrypt externally backed frags in place.
Private nonlinear skb frags still use the existing fast path.

This intentionally does not change ESP output. In esp_output_head(),
the path that appends the ESP trailer to existing skb tailroom without
calling skb_cow_data() is not reachable for nonlinear skbs:
skb_tailroom() returns zero when skb->data_len is nonzero, while ESP
tailen is positive. Thus ESP output will either use the separate
destination-frag path or fall back to skb_cow_data().
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4572-1 linux security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4574-1 linux-6.1 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6253-1 linux security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6258-1 linux security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8370-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8371-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8373-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8374-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8426-1 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8390-2 Linux kernel vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8426-2 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8440-1 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8489-1 Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8497-1 Linux kernel (Low Latency) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8499-1 Linux kernel (Xilinx) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8528-1 Linux kernel (Xilinx ZynqMP) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8530-1 Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8569-1 Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8616-1 Linux kernel (IBM) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8388-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8388-2 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8389-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8390-1 Linux kernel vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8391-1 Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8392-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8393-1 Linux kernel (Azure FIPS) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8461-1 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8462-1 Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilities
Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.


Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/08/7 cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/13/6 cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/14/2 cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/14/4 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16061 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16062 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16100 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16155 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16157 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16160 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16161 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16171 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16176 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16180 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16195 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16196 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16201 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16202 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16203 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16204 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16206 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16254 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16312 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16314 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16328 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:17795 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:18025 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19074 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19225 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19564 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19568 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19569 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19572 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19573 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19574 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19575 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19577 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:21695 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:23233 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26542 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33486 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34098 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-43284 cve-icon
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2467771 cve-icon
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-019113.html cve-icon
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.html cve-icon
https://dirtyfrag.io/ cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/50ed1e7873100f77abad20fd31c51029bc49cd03 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/52646cbd00e765a6db9c3afe9535f26218276034 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d55c7336f8032d434adcc5fab987ccc93a44aec cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/71a1d9d985d26716f74d21f18ee8cac821b06e97 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8253aab4659ca16116b522203c2a6b18dccacea7 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a6cb440f274a22456ef3e86b457344f1678f38f9 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab8b995323e5237041472d07e5055f5f7dcdf15b cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b54edf1e9a3fd3491bdcb82a21f8d21315271e0d cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f4c50a4034e62ab75f1d5cdd191dd5f9c77fdff4 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe785bb3a8096dffcc4048a85cd0c83337eeecad cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/V4bel/dirtyfrag cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43284 cve-icon
https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-43284.json cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-43284 cve-icon
https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2026-43284-detection-script-dirty-frag-linux-kernel-local-privilege-escalation cve-icon
https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2026-43284-mitigation-script-dirty-frag-linux-kernel-local-privilege-escalation cve-icon
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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xfrm: esp: avoid in-place decrypt on shared skb frags MSG_SPLICE_PAGES can attach pages from a pipe directly to an skb. TCP marks such skbs with SKBFL_SHARED_FRAG after skb_splice_from_iter(), so later paths that may modify packet data can first make a private copy. The IPv4/IPv6 datagram append paths did not set this flag when splicing pages into UDP skbs. That leaves an ESP-in-UDP packet made from shared pipe pages looking like an ordinary uncloned nonlinear skb. ESP input then takes the no-COW fast path for uncloned skbs without a frag_list and decrypts in place over data that is not owned privately by the skb. Mark IPv4/IPv6 datagram splice frags with SKBFL_SHARED_FRAG, matching TCP. Also make ESP input fall back to skb_cow_data() when the flag is present, so ESP does not decrypt externally backed frags in place. Private nonlinear skb frags still use the existing fast path. This intentionally does not change ESP output. In esp_output_head(), the path that appends the ESP trailer to existing skb tailroom without calling skb_cow_data() is not reachable for nonlinear skbs: skb_tailroom() returns zero when skb->data_len is nonzero, while ESP tailen is positive. Thus ESP output will either use the separate destination-frag path or fall back to skb_cow_data().
Title xfrm: esp: avoid in-place decrypt on shared skb frags
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
References

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-05T12:27:04.452Z

Reserved: 2026-05-01T14:12:55.998Z

Link: CVE-2026-43284

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-26T17:32:27.236Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2026-05-08T08:16:43.827

Modified: 2026-07-15T02:21:43.190

Link: CVE-2026-43284

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-05-07T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-43284 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-06-24T12:30:16Z

Weaknesses