{ "dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2", "cveMetadata": { "cveId": "CVE-2026-72444", "assignerOrgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "Linux", "dateReserved": "2026-08-09T03:40:39.930Z", "datePublished": "2026-08-15T05:56:55.229Z", "dateUpdated": "2026-08-17T05:44:16.441Z" }, "containers": { "cna": { "providerMetadata": { "orgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "shortName": "Linux", "dateUpdated": "2026-08-17T05:44:16.441Z" }, "descriptions": [ { "lang": "en", "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nflow_dissector: check device type before reading ETH_ADDRS\n\n__skb_flow_dissect() unconditionally reads 12 bytes from eth_hdr(skb)\nwhen FLOW_DISSECTOR_KEY_ETH_ADDRS is requested. This assumes the skb\nhas a valid Ethernet header at mac_header, which is not always the case.\n\nThe problem can be triggered by:\n 1. Creating a TUN device in L3 mode (IFF_TUN, hard_header_len=0)\n 2. Attaching a multiq qdisc with a flower filter matching on eth_src\n 3. Sending a packet through AF_PACKET\n\nSince TUN in L3 mode has no link-layer header, mac_header points to\nthe L3 data area. The flow dissector reads 12 bytes of uninitialized\nskb memory, which then propagates through fl_set_masked_key() and is\nused as a rhashtable lookup key in __fl_lookup(), as reported by KMSAN.\n\nRejecting the filter in the control path (at tc filter add time) is\nnot feasible because TC filter blocks can be shared between arbitrary\ndevices -- a filter installed on an Ethernet device may later classify\npackets on a headerless device through a shared block. The device\nassociation is not fixed at filter creation time.\n\nFix this by gating the memcpy on dev->type == ARPHRD_ETHER, which\nensures only true Ethernet-framed packets have their addresses read.\nThis is more precise than the previous hard_header_len >= 12 check,\nwhich would incorrectly pass for non-Ethernet link types like IPoIB\n(ARPHRD_INFINIBAND, hard_header_len=24) and FDDI (hard_header_len=21)\nwhose L2 headers are not in Ethernet format. Additionally check\nskb_mac_header_was_set() to guard against the pathological case where\nmac_header is the unset sentinel (~0U), which would cause eth_hdr() to\nreturn a wild pointer.\n\nFor the act_mirred redirect case (Ethernet packet redirected to a\nnon-Ethernet device sharing a TC block), zeroing the key is the correct\nbehavior: the packet is now being classified on the target device, where\nEthernet address matching is not semantically meaningful.\n\nNote: on non-Ethernet devices, the zeroed key will match a filter\nconfigured with all-zero MAC addresses. This is an improvement over the\nprevious behavior where uninitialized memory could randomly match any\nfilter." } ], "metrics": [ { "cvssV3_1": { "version": "3.1", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "baseScore": 7.8, "baseSeverity": "HIGH" }, "scenarios": [ { "lang": "en", "value": "AV:L - The bug is hit from TC flower classification (fl_classify) on packets injected locally via AF_PACKET through an L3 TUN with mq/flower qdisc; per kernel guidance TC/netlink qdisc paths are Local, not remotely reachable network stack handlers.\nAC:L - Syzbot and the fix commit show reliable reproduction by creating an L3 TUN, attaching a multiq qdisc with a flower eth_src filter, and sending packets via AF_PACKET; the attacker controls every setup step with no races or rare kernel config.\nPR:L - Exploitation requires CAP_NET_ADMIN to create/configure the TUN and install TC flower filters via rtnetlink, plus CAP_NET_RAW for AF_PACKET sockets; both capabilities are obtainable by an unprivileged user inside a user+network namespace (unshare -Urn).\nUI:N - No victim user action is required; exploitation uses attacker-controlled local syscalls (TUN ioctl, rtnetlink TC setup, AF_PACKET sendmsg) in a namespace they create.\nS:U - Impact stays within the kernel networking/TC subsystem of the host or attacker-controlled namespace; it does not cross VM, sandbox, or IOMMU security boundaries.\nC:H - __skb_flow_dissect copies 12 bytes from eth_hdr(skb) when FLOW_DISSECTOR_KEY_ETH_ADDRS is set; on headerless devices (L3 TUN, ARPHRD_NONE) mac_header points at L3 data or unset headroom, leaking uninitialized or out-of-bounds kernel memory into flow keys used by __fl_lookup.\nI:H - Garbage eth address keys flow through fl_set_masked_key into rhashtable lookup and can spuriously match flower filters, invoking unintended TC actions (police drop, skb mark, act_mirred redirect) that alter packet handling beyond the attacker's own data.\nA:H - When mac_header is the unset sentinel (~0U), eth_hdr() becomes a wild pointer and the memcpy can page-fault with a kernel oops/panic; even without fault, mis-matched filters can apply drop/redirect actions that deny or disrupt packet delivery." } ] } ], "affected": [ { "product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "unaffected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": [ "net/core/flow_dissector.c" ], "versions": [ { "version": "67a900cc0436d74e7ff89042371760def087680d", "lessThan": "0fe6455b8e1a22414f39c07bc90a1df12b52ec74", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "67a900cc0436d74e7ff89042371760def087680d", "lessThan": "9a65860959db594dfc1820c7fdc09285fb7556bf", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "67a900cc0436d74e7ff89042371760def087680d", "lessThan": "594c90b197141944f25991b8314de5c26ee27a7e", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "67a900cc0436d74e7ff89042371760def087680d", "lessThan": "c6d3bcb0f934d4297ac5fa1c8656ae40694fb601", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "67a900cc0436d74e7ff89042371760def087680d", "lessThan": "825de39f0c35a112148799b3cbe45af3766c018a", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "67a900cc0436d74e7ff89042371760def087680d", "lessThan": "bf6e8af2c8be77489bedeae9f8a9654cb710e500", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" } ] }, { "product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "affected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": [ "net/core/flow_dissector.c" ], "versions": [ { "version": "4.2", "status": "affected" }, { "version": "0", "lessThan": "4.2", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "6.1.178", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.1.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "6.6.145", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.6.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "6.12.97", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.12.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "6.18.40", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.18.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "7.1.5", "lessThanOrEqual": "7.1.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "7.2", "lessThanOrEqual": "*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix" } ] } ], "cpeApplicability": [ { "nodes": [ { "operator": "OR", "negate": false, "cpeMatch": [ { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "4.2", "versionEndExcluding": "6.1.178" }, { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "4.2", "versionEndExcluding": "6.6.145" }, { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "4.2", "versionEndExcluding": "6.12.97" }, { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "4.2", "versionEndExcluding": "6.18.40" }, { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "4.2", "versionEndExcluding": "7.1.5" }, { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "4.2", "versionEndExcluding": "7.2" } ] } ] } ], "references": [ { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0fe6455b8e1a22414f39c07bc90a1df12b52ec74" }, { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a65860959db594dfc1820c7fdc09285fb7556bf" }, { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/594c90b197141944f25991b8314de5c26ee27a7e" }, { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c6d3bcb0f934d4297ac5fa1c8656ae40694fb601" }, { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/825de39f0c35a112148799b3cbe45af3766c018a" }, { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf6e8af2c8be77489bedeae9f8a9654cb710e500" } ], "title": "flow_dissector: check device type before reading ETH_ADDRS", "x_generator": { "engine": "bippy-1.2.0" } } } }