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Linux Kernel skbuff Coalescing Drops the Shared-Frag Marker, Now on CISA's KEV List With an October 31st Federal Deadline

Last refreshed2026-10-30

Status: KEV  |  Advisory ID: CVE-2026-46300

Key Details

CVECVE-2026-46300
CVSS Score / Version
7.8 (High) / CVSS v3.1
Updated2026-10-29
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS Prose
attack vector is local; attack complexity is low; privileges required is low; user interaction is none; scope is unchanged; confidentiality impact is high; integrity impact is high; availability impact is high.
Affected products
see table below
Exploitation status
Listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, indicating confirmed active exploitation.
Classified as
CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write)
KEV listing
Added to CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog on 2026-10-28.
Exploitation prediction (EPSS)
10.19% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (96% percentile) -- FIRST.org's EPSS model.
Federal remediation deadline
2026-10-31 (CISA KEV, Binding Operational Directive).

Affected Products, Subsystems & Sectors

VendorProductAffected VersionsPatch Status
LinuxLinux Kernel
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support
Red HatRed Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12
Red HatRed Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13
Red HatRed Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14
Red HatRed Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.15
Red HatRed Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.16
Red HatRed Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.17
Red HatRed Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18
Red HatRed Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.19
Red HatRed Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.20
Red HatRed Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.21
SiemensSIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP
SiemensSIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP
SiemensSIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Telecommunications Update Service
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services for SAP Solutions
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support
Red HatNVIDIA for RHEL 10
SubsystemsControllers & Field I/O, OT Supporting Infrastructure
SectorsAll Sectors

What to Know

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

net: skbuff: preserve shared-frag marker during coalescing

skb_try_coalesce() can attach paged frags from @from to @to. If @from

has SKBFL_SHARED_FRAG set, the resulting @to skb can contain the same

externally-owned or page-cache-backed frags, but the shared-frag marker

is currently lost.

That breaks the invariant relied on by later in-place writers. In

particular, ESP input checks skb_has_shared_frag() before deciding

whether an uncloned nonlinear skb can skip skb_cow_data(). If TCP

receive coalescing has moved shared frags into an unmarked skb, ESP can

see skb_has_shared_frag() as false and decrypt in place over page-cache

backed frags.

Propagate SKBFL_SHARED_FRAG when skb_try_coalesce() transfers paged

frags. The tailroom copy path does not need the marker because it copies

bytes into @to's linear data rather than transferring frag descriptors. (NVD)

What to Do

Monitor Linux, Red Hat, and Siemens's web pages for any future patch releases. See vendor advisory link below.

References

SourceReference
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-46300
CVEhttps://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-46300
Vendor advisoryhttps://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-019113.html

KEV Required Action

FieldValue
KEV Linkhttps://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
Date Added to KEV2026-10-28
Required Action Due Date2026-10-31
Required ActionApply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.
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