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CVE-2026-53250
xsk: cache csum_start/csum_offset to fix TOCTOU in xsk_skb_metadata()
Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xsk: cache csum_start/csum_offset to fix TOCTOU in xsk_skb_metadata() The TX metadata area resides in the UMEM buffer which is memory-mapped and concurrently writable by userspace. In xsk_skb_metadata(), csum_start and csum_offset are read from shared memory for bounds validation, then read again for skb assignment. A malicious userspace application can race to overwrite these values between the two reads, bypassing the bounds check and causing out-of-bounds memory access during checksum computation in the transmit path. Fix this by reading csum_start and csum_offset into local variables once, then using the local copies for both validation and assignment. Note that other metadata fields (flags, launch_time) and the cached csum fields may be mutually inconsistent due to concurrent userspace writes, but this is benign: the only security-critical invariant is that each field's validated value is the same one used, which local caching guarantees.

INFO

Published Date :

June 25, 2026, 8:39 a.m.

Last Modified :

June 25, 2026, 8:39 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

Linux
Affected Products

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Solution
Cache metadata values locally to prevent TOCTOU race conditions.
  • Read csum_start and csum_offset into local variables.
  • Use local copies for validation and assignment.
  • Apply patches that implement local caching.

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