# CVE-2026-53363: xfrm: iptfs: preserve shared-frag marker in iptfs\_consume\_frags()

- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-07-10 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 6.14

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xfrm: iptfs: preserve shared-frag marker in iptfs_consume_frags() iptfs_consume_frags() transfers paged fragments from one socket buffer to another but fails to propagate the SKBFL_SHARED_FRAG flag. This is the same class of bug that was fixed in skb_try_coalesce() for CVE-2026-46300: when fragments backed by read-only page-cache pages are merged, the marker indicating their shared nature must be preserved so that ESP can decide correctly whether in-place encryption is safe. Apply the same two-line fix used in skb_try_coalesce() to iptfs_consume_frags().

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd66f7f6e360ee82cd905517726f8e9091265de5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c885d111ed9f5a0a1f3cc4e87a50db6518abaa6c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9096a5a170e7ecd6467bc2e08668ec39897cda7

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