CVE-2026-23254

linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: gro: fix outer network offset The udp GRO...

CVE-2026-23254 is fixed in 93 products on 1 platform, first by ALAS2023-2026-1487, released March 16, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
5.5
medium
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0012
1st percentile

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: gro: fix outer network offset The udp GRO complete stage assumes that all the packets inserted the RX have the `encapsulation` flag zeroed. Such assumption is not true, as a few H/W NICs can set such flag when H/W offloading the checksum for an UDP encapsulated traffic, the tun driver can inject GSO packets with UDP encapsulation and the problematic layout can also be created via a veth based setup. Due to the above, in the problematic scenarios, udp4_gro_complete() uses the wrong network offset (inner instead of outer) to compute the outer UDP header pseudo checksum, leading to csum validation errors later on in packet processing. Address the issue always clearing the encapsulation flag at GRO completion time. Such flag will be set again as needed for encapsulated packets by udp_gro_complete().

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
bpftool6.12 · amzn 2023 1:6.12.73-95.123.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1487 Mar 16, 2026
bpftool6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.12.73-95.123.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1487 Mar 16, 2026
bpftool6.18 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.15-14.217.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1514 Mar 30, 2026
bpftool6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.15-14.217.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1514 Mar 30, 2026
dtb-aarch64 · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.35.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20965-1 Jun 15, 2026
kernel-64kb · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.35.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20965-1 Jun 15, 2026
kernel-64kb · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.35.1 SUSE-SU-2026:22127-1 Jun 15, 2026
kernel-azure · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.35.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20965-1 Jun 15, 2026
kernel-azure · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.35.1 SUSE-SU-2026:22127-1 Jun 15, 2026
kernel-default · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.35.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20965-1 Jun 15, 2026
kernel-default · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.35.1 SUSE-SU-2026:22127-1 Jun 15, 2026
kernel-default-base · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.35.1.160000.2.16 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20965-1 Jun 15, 2026
kernel-default-base · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.35.1.160000.2.16 SUSE-SU-2026:22127-1 Jun 15, 2026
kernel-docs · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.35.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20965-1 Jun 15, 2026
kernel-docs · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.35.1 SUSE-SU-2026:22127-1 Jun 15, 2026
kernel-kvmsmall · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.35.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20965-1 Jun 15, 2026
kernel-kvmsmall · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.35.1 SUSE-SU-2026:22127-1 Jun 15, 2026
kernel-livepatch-6.12.73-95.123 · amzn 2023 1:1.0-0.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1487 Mar 16, 2026
kernel-livepatch-6.18.15-14.217 · amzn 2023 1:1.0-0.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1514 Mar 30, 2026
kernel-obs-build · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.35.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20965-1 Jun 15, 2026
kernel-obs-qa · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.35.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20965-1 Jun 15, 2026
kernel-obs-qa · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.35.1 SUSE-SU-2026:22127-1 Jun 15, 2026
kernel-rt · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.35.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20965-1 Jun 15, 2026
kernel-source · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.35.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20965-1 Jun 15, 2026
kernel-source · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.35.1 SUSE-SU-2026:22127-1 Jun 15, 2026
kernel-syms · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.35.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20965-1 Jun 15, 2026
kernel-syms · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.35.1 SUSE-SU-2026:22127-1 Jun 15, 2026
kernel-uek · ol 10 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50372 Jul 2, 2026
kernel-uek · ol 9 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50372 Jul 2, 2026
kernel-uek-core · ol 10 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50372 Jul 2, 2026
kernel-uek-core · ol 9 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50372 Jul 2, 2026
kernel-uek-debug · ol 10 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50372 Jul 2, 2026
kernel-uek-debug · ol 9 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50372 Jul 2, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-core · ol 10 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50372 Jul 2, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-core · ol 9 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50372 Jul 2, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-devel · ol 10 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50372 Jul 2, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-devel · ol 9 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50372 Jul 2, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules · ol 10 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50372 Jul 2, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules · ol 9 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50372 Jul 2, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-core · ol 10 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50372 Jul 2, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-core · ol 9 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50372 Jul 2, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-deprecated · ol 10 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50372 Jul 2, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-deprecated · ol 9 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50372 Jul 2, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-desktop · ol 10 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50372 Jul 2, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-desktop · ol 9 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50372 Jul 2, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra · ol 10 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50372 Jul 2, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra · ol 9 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50372 Jul 2, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 10 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50372 Jul 2, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 9 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50372 Jul 2, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-usb · ol 10 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50372 Jul 2, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-usb · ol 9 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50372 Jul 2, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-wireless · ol 10 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50372 Jul 2, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-wireless · ol 9 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50372 Jul 2, 2026
kernel-uek-devel · ol 10 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50372 Jul 2, 2026
kernel-uek-devel · ol 9 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50372 Jul 2, 2026
kernel-uek-doc · ol 10 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50372 Jul 2, 2026
kernel-uek-doc · ol 9 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50372 Jul 2, 2026
kernel-uek-modules · ol 10 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50372 Jul 2, 2026
kernel-uek-modules · ol 9 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50372 Jul 2, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-core · ol 10 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50372 Jul 2, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-core · ol 9 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50372 Jul 2, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-deprecated · ol 10 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50372 Jul 2, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-deprecated · ol 9 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50372 Jul 2, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-desktop · ol 10 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50372 Jul 2, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-desktop · ol 9 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50372 Jul 2, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-extra · ol 10 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50372 Jul 2, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-extra · ol 9 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50372 Jul 2, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 10 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50372 Jul 2, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 9 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50372 Jul 2, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-usb · ol 10 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50372 Jul 2, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-usb · ol 9 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50372 Jul 2, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-wireless · ol 10 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50372 Jul 2, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-wireless · ol 9 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50372 Jul 2, 2026
kernel-uek-tools · ol 10 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50372 Jul 2, 2026
kernel-uek-tools · ol 9 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50372 Jul 2, 2026
kernel-uek64k · ol 10 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50372 Jul 2, 2026
kernel-uek64k · ol 9 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50372 Jul 2, 2026
kernel-uek64k-core · ol 10 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50372 Jul 2, 2026
kernel-uek64k-core · ol 9 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50372 Jul 2, 2026
kernel-uek64k-devel · ol 10 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50372 Jul 2, 2026
kernel-uek64k-devel · ol 9 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50372 Jul 2, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules · ol 10 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50372 Jul 2, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules · ol 9 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50372 Jul 2, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-core · ol 10 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50372 Jul 2, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-core · ol 9 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50372 Jul 2, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-deprecated · ol 10 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50372 Jul 2, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-deprecated · ol 9 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50372 Jul 2, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-desktop · ol 10 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50372 Jul 2, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-desktop · ol 9 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50372 Jul 2, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-extra · ol 10 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50372 Jul 2, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-extra · ol 9 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50372 Jul 2, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 10 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50372 Jul 2, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 9 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50372 Jul 2, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-usb · ol 10 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50372 Jul 2, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-usb · ol 9 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50372 Jul 2, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-wireless · ol 10 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50372 Jul 2, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-wireless · ol 9 0:6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50372 Jul 2, 2026
kernel-zfcpdump · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.35.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20965-1 Jun 15, 2026
kernel-zfcpdump · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.35.1 SUSE-SU-2026:22127-1 Jun 15, 2026
kernel6.12 · amzn 2023 1:6.12.73-95.123.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1487 Mar 16, 2026
kernel6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.12.73-95.123.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1487 Mar 16, 2026
kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-aarch64 · amzn 2023 1:6.12.73-95.123.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1487 Mar 16, 2026
kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-x86_64 · amzn 2023 1:6.12.73-95.123.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1487 Mar 16, 2026
kernel6.12-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.12.73-95.123.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1487 Mar 16, 2026
kernel6.12-headers · amzn 2023 1:6.12.73-95.123.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1487 Mar 16, 2026
kernel6.12-libbpf · amzn 2023 1:6.12.73-95.123.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1487 Mar 16, 2026
kernel6.12-libbpf-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.12.73-95.123.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1487 Mar 16, 2026
kernel6.12-libbpf-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.12.73-95.123.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1487 Mar 16, 2026
kernel6.12-libbpf-static · amzn 2023 1:6.12.73-95.123.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1487 Mar 16, 2026
kernel6.12-modules-extra · amzn 2023 1:6.12.73-95.123.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1487 Mar 16, 2026
kernel6.12-modules-extra-common · amzn 2023 1:6.12.73-95.123.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1487 Mar 16, 2026
kernel6.12-tools · amzn 2023 1:6.12.73-95.123.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1487 Mar 16, 2026
kernel6.12-tools-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.12.73-95.123.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1487 Mar 16, 2026
kernel6.12-tools-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.12.73-95.123.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1487 Mar 16, 2026
kernel6.18 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.15-14.217.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1514 Mar 30, 2026
kernel6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.15-14.217.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1514 Mar 30, 2026
kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-aarch64 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.15-14.217.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1514 Mar 30, 2026
kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-x86_64 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.15-14.217.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1514 Mar 30, 2026
kernel6.18-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.18.15-14.217.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1514 Mar 30, 2026
kernel6.18-headers · amzn 2023 1:6.18.15-14.217.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1514 Mar 30, 2026
kernel6.18-libbpf · amzn 2023 1:6.18.15-14.217.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1514 Mar 30, 2026
kernel6.18-libbpf-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.15-14.217.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1514 Mar 30, 2026
kernel6.18-libbpf-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.18.15-14.217.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1514 Mar 30, 2026
kernel6.18-libbpf-static · amzn 2023 1:6.18.15-14.217.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1514 Mar 30, 2026
kernel6.18-modules-extra · amzn 2023 1:6.18.15-14.217.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1514 Mar 30, 2026
kernel6.18-modules-extra-common · amzn 2023 1:6.18.15-14.217.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1514 Mar 30, 2026
kernel6.18-tools · amzn 2023 1:6.18.15-14.217.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1514 Mar 30, 2026
kernel6.18-tools-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.15-14.217.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1514 Mar 30, 2026
kernel6.18-tools-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.18.15-14.217.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1514 Mar 30, 2026
linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 6.12.73-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-23254 Mar 18, 2026
linux · Debian 14 6.18.10-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-23254 Mar 18, 2026
perf6.12 · amzn 2023 1:6.12.73-95.123.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1487 Mar 16, 2026
perf6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.12.73-95.123.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1487 Mar 16, 2026
perf6.18 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.15-14.217.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1514 Mar 30, 2026
perf6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.15-14.217.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1514 Mar 30, 2026
python3-perf6.12 · amzn 2023 1:6.12.73-95.123.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1487 Mar 16, 2026
python3-perf6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.12.73-95.123.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1487 Mar 16, 2026
python3-perf6.18 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.15-14.217.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1514 Mar 30, 2026
python3-perf6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.15-14.217.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1514 Mar 30, 2026

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