CVE-2026-53365 Details
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vsock/virtio: fix zerocopy completion for multi-skb sends When a large message is fragmented into multiple skbs, the zerocopy uarg is only allocated and attached to the last skb in the loop. Non-final skbs carry pinned user pages with no completion tracking, so the kernel has no way to notify userspace when those pages are safe to reuse. If the loop breaks early the uarg is never allocated at all, leaking pinned pages with no completion notification. Fix this by following the approach used by TCP: allocate the zerocopy uarg (if not provided by the caller) before the send loop and attach it to every skb via skb_zcopy_set(), which takes a reference per skb. Each skb's completion properly decrements the refcount, and the notification only fires after the last skb is freed. On failure, if no data was sent, the uarg is cleanly aborted via net_zcopy_put_abort(). This issue was initially discovered by sashiko while reviewing commit 1cb36e252211 ("vsock/virtio: fix MSG_ZEROCOPY pinned-pages accounting") but was pre-existing.
A vulnerability exists in the Linux kernel's virtio transport for vsock, specifically in how it handles zero-copy message transmission. When large messages are split into multiple socket buffers (skbs), the zero-copy user argument (uarg) is only allocated for the last skb. This oversight leaves non-final skbs with pinned user pages that lack completion tracking, preventing the kernel from notifying userspace when it's safe to reuse those pages. Consequently, if the sending process is interrupted, the uarg may not be allocated, leading to a leak of pinned pages without a completion notification. This issue, which was pre-existing, has been addressed by modifying the zero-copy handling to allocate the uarg before the send loop and attach it to each skb individually. The fix ensures proper completion tracking and notification to userspace, preventing the leakage of pinned pages.
Users can update to the latest version of the Linux kernel where this vulnerability has been fixed. Instructions for updating the kernel can be found in the documentation for their specific Linux distribution.
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CISA-ADP
Assessed Aug 18, 2026References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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| URL | Source(s) | Tag(s) |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/MaherAzzouzi/vsockdrop | CISA-ADP | |
| https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/293fe8f2d1b5ac464ca16a8eba09571bbbb34ba9 | kernel.org | |
| https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/76b995bc57bd90cb6e954e1966fbd8786da47f0d | kernel.org | Patch |
| https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae38d9179190a956e2a87a69ef1dd6f451b51c4d | kernel.org | Patch |
| https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3155f2b78db21e99256bcf7eb902f24ff6d5338 | kernel.org | Patch |
Weakness Enumeration
| CWE-ID | CWE Name | Source |
|---|---|---|
| CWE-401 | Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime | [email protected] |
| CWE-404 | Improper Resource Shutdown or Release | CISA-ADP |
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| linux linux kernel | >= 6.7, < 6.18.34 >= 6.19, < 7.0.11 7.1 rc1 7.1 rc2 7.1 rc3 7.1 rc4 |
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Change History
5 change records found show changes
| Date | Action | Recorded By |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 2026 | CVE Modified | CISA-ADP |
| Aug 18, 2026 | CVE Modified | CISA-ADP |
| Jul 24, 2026 | CVE Modified | kernel.org |
| Jul 22, 2026 | Initial Analysis | [email protected] |
| Jul 13, 2026 | New CVE Received | kernel.org |