CVE-2026-53175 remediation guide
Linux Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: inet: frags: fix use-after-free caused by the fqdir_pre_exit() flush On netns teardown, fqdir_pre_exit() walks the fqdir rhashtable and flushes every fragment queue that is not yet complete using inet_frag_queue_flush(). That helper frees all the skbs queued on the fragment queue but does not set INET_FRAG_COMPLETE, and leaves q->fragments_tail and q->last_run_head pointing at the freed skbs. The queue itself stays in the rhashtable. fqdir_pre_exit() first lowers high_thresh to 0 to stop new queue lookups, but it cannot sto...
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: >= 22ee4010866da81aeee08e1ea3fddbe418feb212 < 0e823ca0e7391630784ae7dd0981b7ad170a93d9, >= 543555954b1ee8d1903a7020324efb41b0c97428 < c22599cc90e1cd5f8129c8670bd68a02ff7177b4, >= c70df25214ac9b32b53e18e6ae3b8f073ffa6903 < 89b909e9704587bfecc1aab1d37e98faee03b9f9, >= 006a5035b495dec008805df249f92c22c89c3d2e < 010c3313a4d178dc2d3ce958d2e5cb055e2864c1, >= 006a5035b495dec008805df249f92c22c89c3d2e < 32594b09854970d7ba83eb2dc8c69a2edd158c8e, >= 6.12.93 < 6.12.94, >= 6.18.3 < 6.18.36, >= 6.19, >= 6.19.1 < 7.0.13, 6.12.93, 6.19, 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: 6.18.36, 7.0.13. 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.