CVE-2026-52943 remediation guide
Linux Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: skbuff: fix missing zerocopy reference in pskb_carve helpers pskb_carve_inside_header() and pskb_carve_inside_nonlinear() both copy the old skb_shared_info header into a new buffer via memcpy(), which includes the destructor_arg pointer (uarg) for MSG_ZEROCOPY skbs. Neither function calls net_zcopy_get() for the new shinfo, creating an unaccounted holder: every skb_shared_info with destructor_arg set will call skb_zcopy_clear() once when freed, but the corresponding net_zcopy_get() was never called for the new copy. Re...
Identify the affected asset
Confirm whether Linux Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 is installed, record the deployed version and installation path, and identify exposed interfaces.
- Record the product name, package or appliance identifier, and installed version.
- Identify internet-facing, administrative, API, and internal access paths.
- Preserve the pre-change configuration and relevant service logs.
Validate the affected-version match
Compare the deployed version with the affected range: >= 6fa01ccd883021105e9f8af7d04b9f156fa3494a < 8dbed691e43a50903658130bde0fcb5abc425b37, >= 6fa01ccd883021105e9f8af7d04b9f156fa3494a < 9b40bdc2a3298225dffab8158208a0d8c6300578, >= 6fa01ccd883021105e9f8af7d04b9f156fa3494a < fd470f0a97b8e9a125f520265d2f3b088ffb5b8a, >= 6fa01ccd883021105e9f8af7d04b9f156fa3494a < ceafb893b12f23331dcc5ff9587e643c3a40ee9f, >= 6fa01ccd883021105e9f8af7d04b9f156fa3494a < 2e0e74c59b2761a414d9f48d7bee1e45220b2427, >= 6fa01ccd883021105e9f8af7d04b9f156fa3494a < 96a4713ae041cc85e712bac682cd2e644004d6c6, >= 6fa01ccd883021105e9f8af7d04b9f156fa3494a < 474d6c771d798bca84f0a140b611e36743511e18, >= 6fa01ccd883021105e9f8af7d04b9f156fa3494a < 98d0912e9f841e5529a5b89a972805f34cb1c69d, >= 4.7, >= 4.7 < 5.10.259, >= 5.11 < 5.15.210, >= 5.16 < 6.1.176, >= 6.2 < 6.6.143, >= 6.7 < 6.12.93, >= 6.13 < 6.18.35, >= 6.19 < 7.0.12, 7.1. Treat incomplete inventory results as unresolved.
Prioritize with independent signals
The CVSS severity warrants an early asset and exposure review. Combine this signal with asset criticality, exposure, compensating controls, and business impact.
Apply supported remediation
Follow the vendor advisory or supported update path. Current fixed-version status: 5.10.259, 5.15.210, 6.1.176, 6.6.143, 6.12.93, 6.18.35, 7.0.12. Preserve configuration and rollback material before change.
Verify the result
Confirm the resulting version, service health, authentication and access paths, monitoring coverage, and relevant security logs.
- Confirm the expected version and package state.
- Run a functional health check for critical service paths.
- Review authentication, error, application, and security monitoring logs.
- Reassess exposure if the supported fix cannot be applied.
Operational boundary
This page does not replace the vendor advisory, support contract, change-management process, or recovery plan. Do not infer that an asset is unaffected from an incomplete inventory query or a missing fixed-version field.