CVE-2026-43500

rxrpc: Also unshare DATA/RESPONSE packets when paged frags are present

CVE-2026-43500 is fixed in 111 products on 1 platform, first by ELSA-2026-50259, released May 9, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
7.8
Important
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.9412
99th percentile

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rxrpc: Also unshare DATA/RESPONSE packets when paged frags are present The DATA-packet handler in rxrpc_input_call_event() and the RESPONSE handler in rxrpc_verify_response() copy the skb to a linear one before calling into the security ops only when skb_cloned() is true. An skb that is not cloned but still carries externally-owned paged fragments (e.g. SKBFL_SHARED_FRAG set by splice() into a UDP socket via __ip_append_data, or a chained skb_has_frag_list()) falls through to the in-place decryption path, which binds the frag pages directly into the AEAD/skcipher SGL via skb_to_sgvec(). Extend the gate to also unshare when skb_has_frag_list() or skb_has_shared_frag() is true. This catches the splice-loopback vector and other externally-shared frag sources while preserving the zero-copy fast path for skbs whose frags are kernel-private (e.g. NIC page_pool RX, GRO). The OOM/trace handling already in place is reused.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
kernel · almalinux 10 6.12.0-211.40.1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:47017 Jul 28, 2026
kernel-64k · almalinux 10 6.12.0-211.40.1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:47017 Jul 28, 2026
kernel-64k-core · almalinux 10 6.12.0-211.40.1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:47017 Jul 28, 2026
kernel-64k-debug · almalinux 10 6.12.0-211.40.1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:47017 Jul 28, 2026
kernel-64k-debug-core · almalinux 10 6.12.0-211.40.1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:47017 Jul 28, 2026
kernel-64k-debug-devel · almalinux 10 6.12.0-211.40.1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:47017 Jul 28, 2026
kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched · almalinux 10 6.12.0-211.40.1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:47017 Jul 28, 2026
kernel-64k-debug-modules · almalinux 10 6.12.0-211.40.1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:47017 Jul 28, 2026
kernel-64k-debug-modules-core · almalinux 10 6.12.0-211.40.1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:47017 Jul 28, 2026
kernel-64k-debug-modules-extra · almalinux 10 6.12.0-211.40.1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:47017 Jul 28, 2026
kernel-64k-devel · almalinux 10 6.12.0-211.40.1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:47017 Jul 28, 2026
kernel-64k-devel-matched · almalinux 10 6.12.0-211.40.1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:47017 Jul 28, 2026
kernel-64k-modules · almalinux 10 6.12.0-211.40.1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:47017 Jul 28, 2026
kernel-64k-modules-core · almalinux 10 6.12.0-211.40.1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:47017 Jul 28, 2026
kernel-64k-modules-extra · almalinux 10 6.12.0-211.40.1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:47017 Jul 28, 2026
kernel-abi-stablelists · almalinux 10 6.12.0-211.40.1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:47017 Jul 28, 2026
kernel-core · almalinux 10 6.12.0-211.40.1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:47017 Jul 28, 2026
kernel-cross-headers · almalinux 10 6.12.0-211.40.1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:47017 Jul 28, 2026
kernel-debug · almalinux 10 6.12.0-211.40.1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:47017 Jul 28, 2026
kernel-debug-core · almalinux 10 6.12.0-211.40.1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:47017 Jul 28, 2026
kernel-debug-devel · almalinux 10 6.12.0-211.40.1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:47017 Jul 28, 2026
kernel-debug-devel-matched · almalinux 10 6.12.0-211.40.1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:47017 Jul 28, 2026
kernel-debug-modules · almalinux 10 6.12.0-211.40.1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:47017 Jul 28, 2026
kernel-debug-modules-core · almalinux 10 6.12.0-211.40.1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:47017 Jul 28, 2026
kernel-debug-modules-extra · almalinux 10 6.12.0-211.40.1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:47017 Jul 28, 2026
kernel-debug-uki-virt · almalinux 10 6.12.0-211.40.1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:47017 Jul 28, 2026
kernel-devel · almalinux 10 6.12.0-211.40.1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:47017 Jul 28, 2026
kernel-devel-matched · almalinux 10 6.12.0-211.40.1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:47017 Jul 28, 2026
kernel-doc · almalinux 10 6.12.0-211.40.1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:47017 Jul 28, 2026
kernel-headers · almalinux 10 6.12.0-211.40.1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:47017 Jul 28, 2026
kernel-modules · almalinux 10 6.12.0-211.40.1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:47017 Jul 28, 2026
kernel-modules-core · almalinux 10 6.12.0-211.40.1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:47017 Jul 28, 2026
kernel-modules-extra · almalinux 10 6.12.0-211.40.1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:47017 Jul 28, 2026
kernel-modules-extra-matched · almalinux 10 6.12.0-211.40.1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:47017 Jul 28, 2026
kernel-rt · almalinux 10 6.12.0-211.40.1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:47017 Jul 28, 2026
kernel-rt-64k · almalinux 10 6.12.0-211.40.1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:47017 Jul 28, 2026
kernel-rt-64k-core · almalinux 10 6.12.0-211.40.1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:47017 Jul 28, 2026
kernel-rt-64k-debug · almalinux 10 6.12.0-211.40.1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:47017 Jul 28, 2026
kernel-rt-64k-debug-core · almalinux 10 6.12.0-211.40.1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:47017 Jul 28, 2026
kernel-rt-64k-debug-devel · almalinux 10 6.12.0-211.40.1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:47017 Jul 28, 2026
kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules · almalinux 10 6.12.0-211.40.1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:47017 Jul 28, 2026
kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules-core · almalinux 10 6.12.0-211.40.1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:47017 Jul 28, 2026
kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules-extra · almalinux 10 6.12.0-211.40.1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:47017 Jul 28, 2026
kernel-rt-64k-devel · almalinux 10 6.12.0-211.40.1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:47017 Jul 28, 2026
kernel-rt-64k-modules · almalinux 10 6.12.0-211.40.1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:47017 Jul 28, 2026
kernel-rt-64k-modules-core · almalinux 10 6.12.0-211.40.1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:47017 Jul 28, 2026
kernel-rt-64k-modules-extra · almalinux 10 6.12.0-211.40.1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:47017 Jul 28, 2026
kernel-rt-core · almalinux 10 6.12.0-211.40.1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:47017 Jul 28, 2026
kernel-rt-debug · almalinux 10 6.12.0-211.40.1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:47017 Jul 28, 2026
kernel-rt-debug-core · almalinux 10 6.12.0-211.40.1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:47017 Jul 28, 2026
kernel-rt-debug-devel · almalinux 10 6.12.0-211.40.1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:47017 Jul 28, 2026
kernel-rt-debug-modules · almalinux 10 6.12.0-211.40.1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:47017 Jul 28, 2026
kernel-rt-debug-modules-core · almalinux 10 6.12.0-211.40.1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:47017 Jul 28, 2026
kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra · almalinux 10 6.12.0-211.40.1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:47017 Jul 28, 2026
kernel-rt-devel · almalinux 10 6.12.0-211.40.1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:47017 Jul 28, 2026
kernel-rt-modules · almalinux 10 6.12.0-211.40.1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:47017 Jul 28, 2026
kernel-rt-modules-core · almalinux 10 6.12.0-211.40.1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:47017 Jul 28, 2026
kernel-rt-modules-extra · almalinux 10 6.12.0-211.40.1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:47017 Jul 28, 2026
kernel-tools · almalinux 10 6.12.0-211.40.1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:47017 Jul 28, 2026
kernel-tools-libs · almalinux 10 6.12.0-211.40.1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:47017 Jul 28, 2026
kernel-tools-libs-devel · almalinux 10 6.12.0-211.40.1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:47017 Jul 28, 2026
kernel-uek · ol 10 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50259 May 9, 2026
kernel-uek · ol 9 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50259 May 9, 2026
kernel-uek-core · ol 10 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50259 May 9, 2026
kernel-uek-core · ol 9 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50259 May 9, 2026
kernel-uek-debug · ol 10 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50259 May 9, 2026
kernel-uek-debug · ol 9 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50259 May 9, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-core · ol 10 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50259 May 9, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-core · ol 9 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50259 May 9, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-devel · ol 10 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50259 May 9, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-devel · ol 9 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50259 May 9, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules · ol 10 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50259 May 9, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules · ol 9 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50259 May 9, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-core · ol 10 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50259 May 9, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-core · ol 9 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50259 May 9, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-deprecated · ol 10 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50259 May 9, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-deprecated · ol 9 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50259 May 9, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-desktop · ol 10 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50259 May 9, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-desktop · ol 9 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50259 May 9, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra · ol 10 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50259 May 9, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra · ol 9 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50259 May 9, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 10 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50259 May 9, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 9 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50259 May 9, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-usb · ol 10 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50259 May 9, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-usb · ol 9 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50259 May 9, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-wireless · ol 10 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50259 May 9, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-wireless · ol 9 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50259 May 9, 2026
kernel-uek-devel · ol 10 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50259 May 9, 2026
kernel-uek-devel · ol 9 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50259 May 9, 2026
kernel-uek-doc · ol 10 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50259 May 9, 2026
kernel-uek-doc · ol 9 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50259 May 9, 2026
kernel-uek-modules · ol 10 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50259 May 9, 2026
kernel-uek-modules · ol 9 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50259 May 9, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-core · ol 10 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50259 May 9, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-core · ol 9 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50259 May 9, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-deprecated · ol 10 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50259 May 9, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-deprecated · ol 9 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50259 May 9, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-desktop · ol 10 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50259 May 9, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-desktop · ol 9 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50259 May 9, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-extra · ol 10 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50259 May 9, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-extra · ol 9 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50259 May 9, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 10 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50259 May 9, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 9 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50259 May 9, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-usb · ol 10 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50259 May 9, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-usb · ol 9 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50259 May 9, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-wireless · ol 10 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50259 May 9, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-wireless · ol 9 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50259 May 9, 2026
kernel-uek-tools · ol 10 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50259 May 9, 2026
kernel-uek-tools · ol 9 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50259 May 9, 2026
kernel-uek64k · ol 10 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50259 May 9, 2026
kernel-uek64k · ol 9 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50259 May 9, 2026
kernel-uek64k-core · ol 10 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50259 May 9, 2026
kernel-uek64k-core · ol 9 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50259 May 9, 2026
kernel-uek64k-devel · ol 10 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50259 May 9, 2026
kernel-uek64k-devel · ol 9 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50259 May 9, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules · ol 10 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50259 May 9, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules · ol 9 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50259 May 9, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-core · ol 10 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50259 May 9, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-core · ol 9 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50259 May 9, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-deprecated · ol 10 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50259 May 9, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-deprecated · ol 9 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50259 May 9, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-desktop · ol 10 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50259 May 9, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-desktop · ol 9 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50259 May 9, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-extra · ol 10 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50259 May 9, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-extra · ol 9 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50259 May 9, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 10 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50259 May 9, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 9 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50259 May 9, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-usb · ol 10 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50259 May 9, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-usb · ol 9 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50259 May 9, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-wireless · ol 10 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50259 May 9, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-wireless · ol 9 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50259 May 9, 2026
kernel-uki-virt · almalinux 10 6.12.0-211.40.1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:47017 Jul 28, 2026
kernel-uki-virt-addons · almalinux 10 6.12.0-211.40.1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:47017 Jul 28, 2026
kernel-zfcpdump · almalinux 10 6.12.0-211.40.1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:47017 Jul 28, 2026
kernel-zfcpdump-core · almalinux 10 6.12.0-211.40.1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:47017 Jul 28, 2026
kernel-zfcpdump-devel · almalinux 10 6.12.0-211.40.1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:47017 Jul 28, 2026
kernel-zfcpdump-devel-matched · almalinux 10 6.12.0-211.40.1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:47017 Jul 28, 2026
kernel-zfcpdump-modules · almalinux 10 6.12.0-211.40.1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:47017 Jul 28, 2026
kernel-zfcpdump-modules-core · almalinux 10 6.12.0-211.40.1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:47017 Jul 28, 2026
kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra · almalinux 10 6.12.0-211.40.1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:47017 Jul 28, 2026
libperf · almalinux 10 6.12.0-211.40.1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:47017 Jul 28, 2026
linux · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 6.1.170-3 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-43500 May 15, 2026
linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 6.12.86-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-43500 May 15, 2026
linux · Debian 14 7.0.4-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-43500 May 15, 2026
perf · almalinux 10 6.12.0-211.40.1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:47017 Jul 28, 2026
python3-perf · almalinux 10 6.12.0-211.40.1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:47017 Jul 28, 2026
rtla · almalinux 10 6.12.0-211.40.1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:47017 Jul 28, 2026
rv · almalinux 10 6.12.0-211.40.1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:47017 Jul 28, 2026

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