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{"bugzilla": {"description": "kernel: net: add pskb_may_pull() to skb_gro_receive_list()", "id": "2492745", "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2492745"}, "csaw": false, "cvss3": {"cvss3_base_score": "7.0", "cvss3_scoring_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "status": "draft"}, "cwe": "CWE-805", "details": ["A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's network Generic Receive Offload (GRO) handling. An attacker sending specially crafted network packets could trigger a bug in the `skb_gro_receive_list()` function. This occurs when the system attempts to process network data that is not in the expected linear memory area, leading to an incorrect buffer length calculation. The flaw can cause a system crash, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS)."], "name": "CVE-2026-53235", "package_state": [{"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10", "fix_state": "Affected", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel-rt", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel-rt", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel-rt", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9"}], "public_date": "2026-06-25T00:00:00Z", "references": ["https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53235\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53235\nhttps://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026062509-CVE-2026-53235-a7f3@gregkh/T"], "threat_severity": "Moderate"}