CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-53074

MediumCVSS 5.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.11%

2th percentile - higher than 2% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, bpf_prog_test_run_skb() calls eth_type_trans() and then uses skb->protocol to initialize sk family and address fields for the test. For IPv4/IPv6 packets, it may access ip_hdr(skb) or ipv6_hdr(skb) even when the test input only contains an Ethernet header. The fix rejects the input earlier if the Ethernet frame carries IPv4/IPv6 EtherType but the L3 header is too short.

Risk Assessment

Potential out-of-bounds memory access could lead to kernel crashes or other unexpected behavior when testing BPF programs.

Recommendation

Apply the Linux kernel patch that adds L3 header length checks before accessing it. Update the kernel to a version containing the fix.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: reject short IPv4/IPv6 inputs in bpf_prog_test_run_skb bpf_prog_test_run_skb() calls eth_type_trans() first and then uses skb->protocol to initialize sk family and address fields for the test run. For IPv4 and IPv6 packets, it may access ip_hdr(skb) or ipv6_hdr(skb) even when the provided test input only contains an Ethernet header. Reject the input earlier if the Ethernet frame carries IPv4/IPv6 EtherType but the L3 header is too short. Fold the IPv4/IPv6 header length checks into the existing protocol switch and return -EINVAL before accessing the network headers.

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