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CVE-2026-98853

Linux: net: gso: limit recursive IP-in-IP segmentation

Linux LinuxOperating systems
CVSS
NoneNot scored
ExploitationNo known exploitationNot in CISA KEV, which does not prove it is unexploitedCISA KEV
Exploit odds (EPSS)0.14%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 3% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed in006c8b834aed8b02bd8fb9fb05e9e7ead37d1763Fixed versionCVE List
Published18 Oct 2026Updated 19 Oct 2026CVE List

What fixes it

  • 006c8b834aed8b02bd8fb9fb05e9e7ead37d1763LinuxCVE List

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Description

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

net: gso: limit recursive IP-in-IP segmentation

IP-in-IP GSO can re-enter inet_gso_segment() or ipv6_gso_segment() for each nested IP header. encap_level tracks header bytes, not callback depth, so a deep chain can exhaust the kernel stack. Making inet_gso_segment() stackable introduced unbounded IPv4 nesting; IPIP GSO/TSO later made the path reachable. The IPv6 stackable path was introduced separately and uses the same guard.

Count IPv4 and IPv6 GSO handler entries in skb_gso_cb, initialized once per top-level GSO operation and preserved across GRE/UDP context changes. Use the existing IP_TUNNEL_RECURSION_LIMIT for both handlers. The first five entries pass, and the sixth returns -EINVAL before dispatching another GSO callback.

Text from CVE List

Affected versions 6

  • Linuxaffected: 3347c960295583eee3fd58e5c539fb1972fbc005 before c949646c900e879afce47df1b607fa320eb63bf2CVE List
  • Linuxaffected: 3347c960295583eee3fd58e5c539fb1972fbc005 before 006c8b834aed8b02bd8fb9fb05e9e7ead37d1763CVE List
  • Linuxaffected: 3.13CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: all versions before 3.13CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: 7.2.10 through 7.2.*CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: 7.3CVE List

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