What is CVE-2026-53006?

CVE-2026-53006 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability, affecting Linux kernel versions from 4.4 onward and patched in 5.10.258, 5.15.209, 6.1.175 and others. CVE-2026-53006 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-53006?

CVE-2026-53006 has a CVSS score of pending NVD analysis out of 10, rated awaiting scoring severity.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-53006?

Yes, CVE-2026-53006 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.258, 5.15.209, 6.1.175 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.4 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2026-53006 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-53006 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2026-53006

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: fix possible UAF in icmpv6_rcv() Caching saddr and daddr before pskb_pull() is problematic since skb->head can change. Remove these temporary variables: - We only access &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr and &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr when net_dbg_ratelimited() is called in the slow path. - Avoid potential future misuse after pskb_pull() call.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2026-06-24

Last modified 2026-06-24

Patch available

Yes

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 4.4 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.10.258, 5.15.209, 6.1.175, 6.6.141, 6.12.91, 6.18.33, 7.0.10, 7.1 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 4.4

Fixed in

✓ 5.10.258 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.209 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.175 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.141 6.6.x ✓ 6.12.91 6.12.x ✓ 6.18.33 6.18.x ✓ 7.0.10 7.0.x ✓ 7.1

References

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-53006?

CVE-2026-53006 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . It affects Linux kernel versions from 4.4 onward and has been patched in 5.10.258, 5.15.209, 6.1.175 and others. CVE-2026-53006 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-53006?

Yes — CVE-2026-53006 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.258, 5.15.209, 6.1.175 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.4 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2026-53006 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2026-53006 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.