HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2026-23254
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CVE-2026-23254

Published: March 18, 2026· Updated: Mar 19, 2026

EPSS:0.02%probability of exploitation in 30 daysPercentile:4.2th

Official Description

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

net: gro: fix outer network offset

The udp GRO complete stage assumes that all the packets inserted the RX

have the `encapsulation` flag zeroed. Such assumption is not true, as a

few H/W NICs can set such flag when H/W offloading the checksum for

an UDP encapsulated traffic, the tun driver can inject GSO packets with

UDP encapsulation and the problematic layout can also be created via

a veth based setup.

Due to the above, in the problematic scenarios, udp4_gro_complete() uses

the wrong network offset (inner instead of outer) to compute the outer

UDP header pseudo checksum, leading to csum validation errors later on

in packet processing.

Address the issue always clearing the encapsulation flag at GRO completion

time. Such flag will be set again as needed for encapsulated packets by

udp_gro_complete().

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2026-23254 requires local access, meaning attackers must already have a foothold on the target system.

Exploitation requires some privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

Affected Vendors & Products

Mentioned vendors (from description):
Linux
CPE data not yet available in NVD for this CVE.

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time
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All References (4)

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2026-23254
SeverityNONE
CISA KEVNo
EPSS (30d)0.02%
PublishedMar 18, 2026

Recommended Actions

  • Apply vendor patches immediately
  • Monitor CVE-2026-23254 in threat intel feeds
  • Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts
Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWATCH.COM. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.