CVE-2026-53009: ice: fix double-free of tx_buf skb

Q: What is the severity of CVE-2026-53009?

CVE-2026-53009 has a risk rating of 28, indicating a moderate severity level.

Q: How do I fix CVE-2026-53009?

To fix CVE-2026-53009, ensure that you update the Intel ice driver in the Linux kernel to the latest version where the vulnerability is patched.

Q: What systems are affected by CVE-2026-53009?

CVE-2026-53009 affects systems utilizing the Intel ice driver in the Linux kernel.

Q: What does CVE-2026-53009 affect in the Linux kernel?

CVE-2026-53009 addresses a double-free issue of tx_buf skb during error handling in the ice driver.

Q: Is CVE-2026-53009 exploitable?

While specific exploitation details may vary, CVE-2026-53009 can lead to potential memory corruption issues if not mitigated.

Published Jun 24, 2026

Updated

ice: fix double-free of txbuf skb

Affected Software

250 affected componentsFixes available

Linux Kernel

Linux Linux kernel>=4.17<7.0.10

redhat Enterprise Linux=7.0

redhat Enterprise Linux=8.0

redhat Enterprise Linux=9.0

redhat Enterprise Linux=10.0

ubuntu/linux-hwe-edge*

ubuntu/linux-aws-5.0*

ubuntu/linux-aws-5.3*

ubuntu/linux-aws-5.4*

ubuntu/linux-azure*

ubuntu/linux-azure-5.3*

ubuntu/linux-azure-5.4*

ubuntu/linux-azure-edge*

ubuntu/linux-gcp*

ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.3*

ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.4*

ubuntu/linux-gke-4.15*

ubuntu/linux-gke-5.4*

ubuntu/linux-gkeop-5.4*

ubuntu/linux-hwe*

ubuntu/linux-hwe-5.4*

ubuntu/linux-hwe-edge*

ubuntu/linux-ibm-5.4*

ubuntu/linux-oem*

ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.0*

ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.3*

ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.4*

ubuntu/linux-raspi-5.4*

ubuntu/linux*

ubuntu/linux-aws*

ubuntu/linux-aws-5.11*

ubuntu/linux-aws-5.13*

ubuntu/linux-aws-5.15*

ubuntu/linux-aws-5.8*

ubuntu/linux-azure*

ubuntu/linux-azure-5.11*

ubuntu/linux-azure-5.13*

ubuntu/linux-azure-5.15*

ubuntu/linux-azure-5.8*

ubuntu/linux-azure-fde*

ubuntu/linux-azure-fde-5.15*

ubuntu/linux-bluefield*

ubuntu/linux-gcp*

ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.11*

ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.13*

ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.15*

ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.8*

ubuntu/linux-gke*

ubuntu/linux-gke-5.15*

ubuntu/linux-gkeop*

ubuntu/linux-gkeop-5.15*

ubuntu/linux-hwe-5.11*

ubuntu/linux-hwe-5.13*

ubuntu/linux-hwe-5.15*

ubuntu/linux-hwe-5.8*

ubuntu/linux-ibm*

ubuntu/linux-ibm-5.15*

ubuntu/linux-intel-5.13*

ubuntu/linux-intel-iotg-5.15*

ubuntu/linux-iot*

ubuntu/linux-kvm*

ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15*

ubuntu/linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15*

ubuntu/linux-oem-5.10*

ubuntu/linux-oem-5.13*

ubuntu/linux-oem-5.6*

ubuntu/linux-oracle*

ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.11*

ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.13*

ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.15*

ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.8*

ubuntu/linux-raspi*

ubuntu/linux-raspi2*

ubuntu/linux-riscv*

ubuntu/linux-riscv-5.11*

ubuntu/linux-riscv-5.15*

ubuntu/linux-riscv-5.8*

ubuntu/linux-xilinx-zynqmp*

ubuntu/linux-aws-fips*

ubuntu/linux-azure-fips*

ubuntu/linux-fips*

ubuntu/linux-gcp-fips*

ubuntu/linux-aws-fips*

ubuntu/linux-azure-fips*

ubuntu/linux-fips*

ubuntu/linux-gcp-fips*

ubuntu/linux*

ubuntu/linux-allwinner-5.19*

ubuntu/linux-aws*

ubuntu/linux-aws-5.19*

ubuntu/linux-aws-6.2*

ubuntu/linux-aws-6.5*

ubuntu/linux-aws-6.8*

ubuntu/linux-azure*

ubuntu/linux-azure-5.19*

ubuntu/linux-azure-6.2*

ubuntu/linux-azure-6.5*

ubuntu/linux-azure-6.8*

ubuntu/linux-azure-fde*

ubuntu/linux-azure-fde-5.19*

ubuntu/linux-azure-fde-6.2*

ubuntu/linux-azure-fde-6.8*

ubuntu/linux-gcp*

ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.19*

ubuntu/linux-gcp-6.2*

ubuntu/linux-gcp-6.5*

ubuntu/linux-gcp-6.8*

ubuntu/linux-gke*

ubuntu/linux-gkeop*

ubuntu/linux-hwe-5.19*

ubuntu/linux-hwe-6.2*

ubuntu/linux-hwe-6.5*

ubuntu/linux-ibm*

ubuntu/linux-ibm-6.8*

ubuntu/linux-intel-iot-realtime*

ubuntu/linux-intel-iotg*

ubuntu/linux-kvm*

ubuntu/linux-lowlatency*

ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19*

ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2*

ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5*

ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8*

ubuntu/linux-nvidia*

ubuntu/linux-nvidia-6.2*

ubuntu/linux-nvidia-6.5*

ubuntu/linux-nvidia-6.8*

ubuntu/linux-nvidia-tegra*

ubuntu/linux-nvidia-tegra-igx*

ubuntu/linux-oem-5.17*

ubuntu/linux-oem-6.0*

ubuntu/linux-oem-6.1*

ubuntu/linux-oem-6.5*

ubuntu/linux-oracle*

ubuntu/linux-oracle-6.5*

ubuntu/linux-oracle-6.8*

ubuntu/linux-raspi*

ubuntu/linux-realtime*

ubuntu/linux-riscv*

ubuntu/linux-riscv-5.19*

ubuntu/linux-riscv-6.5*

ubuntu/linux-riscv-6.8*

ubuntu/linux-starfive-5.19*

ubuntu/linux-starfive-6.2*

ubuntu/linux-starfive-6.5*

ubuntu/linux-xilinx-zynqmp*

ubuntu/linux-bluefield*

ubuntu/linux-intel-iot-realtime*

ubuntu/linux-realtime*

ubuntu/linux-realtime-6.8*

ubuntu/linux-aws-fips*

ubuntu/linux-azure-fips*

ubuntu/linux-fips*

ubuntu/linux-gcp-fips*

ubuntu/linux-aws-fips*

ubuntu/linux-azure-fips*

ubuntu/linux-fips*

ubuntu/linux-gcp-fips*

ubuntu/linux*

ubuntu/linux-aws*

ubuntu/linux-aws-6.14*

ubuntu/linux-aws-6.17*

ubuntu/linux-azure*

ubuntu/linux-azure-6.11*

ubuntu/linux-azure-6.14*

ubuntu/linux-azure-6.17*

ubuntu/linux-azure-7.0<7.0.0-1014.14~24.04.1

7.0.0-1014.14~24.04.1

ubuntu/linux-azure-fde*

ubuntu/linux-azure-fde-6.14*

ubuntu/linux-azure-fde-6.17*

ubuntu/linux-azure-fde-7.0<7.0.0-1013.13~24.04.1

7.0.0-1013.13~24.04.1

ubuntu/linux-azure-nvidia*

ubuntu/linux-azure-nvidia-6.14*

ubuntu/linux-gcp*

ubuntu/linux-gcp-6.11*

ubuntu/linux-gcp-6.14*

ubuntu/linux-gcp-7.0<7.0.0-1011.11~24.04.1

7.0.0-1011.11~24.04.1

ubuntu/linux-gke*

ubuntu/linux-gkeop*

ubuntu/linux-hwe-6.11*

ubuntu/linux-hwe-6.14*

ubuntu/linux-hwe-6.17*

ubuntu/linux-hwe-7.0<7.0.0-28.28~24.04.1

7.0.0-28.28~24.04.1

ubuntu/linux-ibm*

ubuntu/linux-lowlatency*

ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11*

ubuntu/linux-nvidia*

ubuntu/linux-nvidia-6.11*

ubuntu/linux-nvidia-6.17*

ubuntu/linux-nvidia-7.0<7.0.0-1016.16~24.04.1

7.0.0-1016.16~24.04.1

ubuntu/linux-nvidia-lowlatency*

ubuntu/linux-nvidia-tegra<6.8.0-1035.38

6.8.0-1035.38

ubuntu/linux-oem-6.11*

ubuntu/linux-oem-6.14*

ubuntu/linux-oem-6.17*

ubuntu/linux-oem-6.8*

ubuntu/linux-oracle*

ubuntu/linux-oracle-6.14*

ubuntu/linux-oracle-6.17*

ubuntu/linux-oracle-7.0<7.0.0-1011.11~24.04.1

7.0.0-1011.11~24.04.1

ubuntu/linux-raspi*

ubuntu/linux-raspi-realtime*

ubuntu/linux-realtime*

ubuntu/linux-riscv*

ubuntu/linux-riscv-6.14*

ubuntu/linux-riscv-6.17*

ubuntu/linux-riscv-7.0<7.0.0-28.28.1~24.04.3

7.0.0-28.28.1~24.04.3

ubuntu/linux-vmware*

ubuntu/linux-xilinx*

ubuntu/linux-bluefield*

ubuntu/linux-raspi-realtime*

ubuntu/linux-realtime*

ubuntu/linux-realtime-6.14*

ubuntu/linux-realtime-6.17*

ubuntu/linux-aws-fips*

ubuntu/linux-azure-fips*

ubuntu/linux-fips*

ubuntu/linux-gcp-fips*

ubuntu/linux*

ubuntu/linux-aws*

ubuntu/linux-azure*

ubuntu/linux-azure-fde*

ubuntu/linux-gcp*

ubuntu/linux-oracle*

ubuntu/linux-raspi*

ubuntu/linux-realtime*

ubuntu/linux-riscv*

ubuntu/linux<7.0.0-28.28

7.0.0-28.28

ubuntu/linux-aws<7.0.0-1009.9

7.0.0-1009.9

ubuntu/linux-azure<7.0.0-1010.10

7.0.0-1010.10

ubuntu/linux-azure-fde<7.0.0-1009.9

7.0.0-1009.9

ubuntu/linux-gcp<7.0.0-1008.8

7.0.0-1008.8

ubuntu/linux-gke<7.0.0-1003.4

7.0.0-1003.4

ubuntu/linux-ibm<7.0.0-1010.10

7.0.0-1010.10

ubuntu/linux-nvidia<7.0.0-1016.16

7.0.0-1016.16

ubuntu/linux-nvidia-bos<7.0.0-2016.16

7.0.0-2016.16

ubuntu/linux-oem-7.0<7.0.0-1009.9

7.0.0-1009.9

ubuntu/linux-oracle<7.0.0-1008.8

7.0.0-1008.8

ubuntu/linux-raspi<7.0.0-1015.15

7.0.0-1015.15

ubuntu/linux-realtime<7.0.0-28.28.1

7.0.0-28.28.1

ubuntu/linux-riscv<7.0.0-28.28.1

7.0.0-28.28.1

linux/kernel>=4.17.0<6.1.191

6.1.191

linux/kernel>=6.2.0<6.6.160

6.6.160

linux/kernel>=6.7.0<6.12.114

6.12.114

linux/kernel>=6.13.0<6.18.57

6.18.57

linux/kernel>=6.19.0<7.0.10

7.0.10

debian/linux*

debian/linux<6.12.115-2

6.12.115-2

debian/linux<7.0.10-1

7.0.10-1

debian/linux<=6.1.176-1, <=6.1.190-1, <=6.12.107-1

6.12.115-27.2.12-17.2.15-1

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

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Fixed in 7.0.0-1014.14~24.04.1
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Fixed in 7.0.0-1013.13~24.04.1
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Fixed in 7.0.0-1011.11~24.04.1
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Fixed in 7.0.0-28.28~24.04.1
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Fixed in 7.0.0-1016.16~24.04.1
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Fixed in 6.8.0-1035.38
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Fixed in 7.0.0-1011.11~24.04.1
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Fixed in 7.0.0-28.28.1~24.04.3
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Fixed in 7.0.0-28.28
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Fixed in 7.0.0-1009.9
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Fixed in 7.0.0-1010.10
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Fixed in 7.0.0-1009.9
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Fixed in 7.0.0-1008.8
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Fixed in 7.0.0-1003.4
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Fixed in 7.0.0-1010.10
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Fixed in 7.0.0-1016.16
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Fixed in 7.0.0-2016.16
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Fixed in 7.0.0-1009.9
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Fixed in 7.0.0-1008.8
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Fixed in 7.0.0-1015.15
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Fixed in 7.0.0-28.28.1
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Fixed in 7.0.0-28.28.1
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Upgrade linux/Kernel to a version that resolves this vulnerability.
Fixed in 6.1.191
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Fixed in 6.6.160
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Fixed in 6.12.114
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Fixed in 6.18.57
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Fixed in 7.0.10
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Fixed in 7.0.10-1
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Fixed in 7.2.12-1Fixed in 7.2.14-1
Compensating control
In the ice driver error path, reset the tx_buf type to ICE_TX_BUF_EMPTY after ice_xmit_frame_ring() frees the skb, so ice_unmap_and_free_tx_buf() does not free it a second time; initialize 'first' earlier so it is valid if the linearization error path is taken.

Event History

Jun 24, 2026

CVE Published

via MITRE·04:29 PM

Data Sourced

via MITRE·04:29 PM

DescriptionSeverity

Data Sourced

via OSV·04:29 PM

DescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Data Sourced

via NVD·05:17 PM

RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

Data Sourced

via Red Hat·06:09 PM

DescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Jun 27, 2026

Data Sourced

via Microsoft·08:11 AM

DescriptionSeverityWeakness

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

DSA-6602

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2026-53009?

CVE-2026-53009 has a risk rating of 28, indicating a moderate severity level.

How do I fix CVE-2026-53009?

To fix CVE-2026-53009, ensure that you update the Intel ice driver in the Linux kernel to the latest version where the vulnerability is patched.

What systems are affected by CVE-2026-53009?

CVE-2026-53009 affects systems utilizing the Intel ice driver in the Linux kernel.

What does CVE-2026-53009 affect in the Linux kernel?

CVE-2026-53009 addresses a double-free issue of tx_buf skb during error handling in the ice driver.

Is CVE-2026-53009 exploitable?

While specific exploitation details may vary, CVE-2026-53009 can lead to potential memory corruption issues if not mitigated.

CVE-2026-53009: ice: fix double-free of tx_buf skb

Affected Software

Remediation

Event History

Parent advisories

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2026-53009?

How do I fix CVE-2026-53009?

What systems are affected by CVE-2026-53009?

What does CVE-2026-53009 affect in the Linux kernel?

Is CVE-2026-53009 exploitable?

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