High severity · published May 6, 2026
CVE-2026-43093
xsk: tighten UMEM headroom validation to account for tailroom and min frame
7.8
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
xsk: tighten UMEM headroom validation to account for tailroom and min frame
The current headroom validation in xdp_umem_reg() could leave us with
insufficient space dedicated to even receive minimum-sized ethernet
frame. Furthermore if multi-buffer would come to play then
skb_shared_info stored at the end of XSK frame would be corrupted.
HW typically works with 128-aligned sizes so let us provide this value
as bare minimum.
Multi-buffer setting is known later in the configuration process so
besides accounting for 128 bytes, let us also take care of tailroom space
upfront.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 3% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
4.19.118 before 4.20; 5.4.35 before 5.5; 5.6.7 before 5.7; 5.7.1 before 6.6.136; 6.7 before 6.12.83; 6.13 before 6.18.24; +15 more · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Linux
99e3a236dd43d06c65af0a2ef9cb44306aef6e02 before 5f123bc278bf4e3283d8606321bebbfd299f4384; 99e3a236dd43d06c65af0a2ef9cb44306aef6e02 before 1a6051cd7e3e4c54ff3854a43b638b9292af5e67; 99e3a236dd43d06c65af0a2ef9cb44306aef6e02 before 8769708add9eadeea8041a9761771bb715a87104; 99e3a236dd43d06c65af0a2ef9cb44306aef6e02 before a03975beb9f6af0d8ac051e30b2abeabe618414f; 99e3a236dd43d06c65af0a2ef9cb44306aef6e02 before 0ec4d3f6e6934deb843b561ae048cd17218e5ad1; 99e3a236dd43d06c65af0a2ef9cb44306aef6e02 before 9ea6ba4f3195dcba6e8b3e7b2e748593b7cafb12; +9 more · source: vendor
SS
SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystem · Siemens
0 · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43093
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-43093
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0ec4d3f6e6934deb843b561ae048cd17218e5ad1
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a6051cd7e3e4c54ff3854a43b638b9292af5e67
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f123bc278bf4e3283d8606321bebbfd299f4384
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6523bc1b40e69301f24c14338b762af4739d6d39
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8769708add9eadeea8041a9761771bb715a87104
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ea6ba4f3195dcba6e8b3e7b2e748593b7cafb12
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