In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: require Ethernet MAC header before using eth_hdr() `ip6t_eui64`, `xt_mac`, the `bitmap:ip,mac`, `hash:ip,mac`, and `hash:mac` ipset types, and `nf_log_syslog` access `eth_hdr(skb)` after either assuming that the skb is associated with an Ethernet device or checking only that the `ETH_HLEN` bytes at `skb_mac_header(skb)` lie between `skb->head` and `skb->data`. Make these paths first verify that the skb is associated with an Ethernet device, that the MAC header was set, and that it spans at least a full Ethernet header before accessing `eth_hdr(skb)`.
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/063f43361e884acd7300790e90194430275d0d0c Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/367abcacc13a8e2e7624408b7f593bd1e60e49d9 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4435888e1bf139d2bfe5911643d4217382136743 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d634afb8b83b49de562792fd0d047416a43bd4d Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62443dc21114c0bbc476fa62973db89743f2f137 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/726abf97566867f808fec9d8a408eb9698bd570a Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cea435ea7e868ea6fdf039bc4f2090c1d829b556 Patch
Vendor advisories in the News 1
- USN-8922-2: Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices · 2026-10-15
Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.
Change history 2
- CwesCWE-125NVD modified 2026-10-19 20:19
- First seenCVSS 9.4 · linuxNVD modified 2026-10-15 02:20
Affected (CPE criteria) 6
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12:-:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
References 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/063f43361e884acd7300790e90194430275d0d0c Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/367abcacc13a8e2e7624408b7f593bd1e60e49d9 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4435888e1bf139d2bfe5911643d4217382136743 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d634afb8b83b49de562792fd0d047416a43bd4d Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62443dc21114c0bbc476fa62973db89743f2f137 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/726abf97566867f808fec9d8a408eb9698bd570a Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cea435ea7e868ea6fdf039bc4f2090c1d829b556 Patch
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-784472.html