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CVE-2026-74709

Unknown
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

In the Linux kernel, AF_XDP allows user space to change metadata flags after request processing. Rereading them during completion can make the kernel write a timestamp that was not requested when the packet was submitted. The fix clears the metadata pointer during request processing unless timestamp completion is requested.

Risk Assessment

The vulnerability may lead to writing unexpected data (timestamp) into the metadata area, potentially disrupting application behavior or causing inconsistencies.

Recommendation

Apply a Linux kernel update that clears the metadata pointer during request processing.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xsk: clear metadata pointer when no timestamp is requested User space can change metadata flags after request processing. Rereading them during completion can therefore make the kernel write a timestamp that was not requested when the packet was submitted. Clear the metadata pointer during request processing unless timestamp completion is requested. Completion handling can then use the pointer itself instead of rereading the flags. On the mlx5 multi-packet WQE path metadata is evaluated per batch: xsk_tx_metadata_request() runs only for the descriptor that starts a session, just like the checksum offload that is applied once through the shared WQE. Only that descriptor's pointer is reset, so completion handling can record a timestamp for the other descriptors of the session regardless of their own XDP_TXMD_FLAGS_TIMESTAMP bit. The write stays inside the metadata area; the single-WQE, other zero-copy, and generic paths reset the pointer per descriptor and are unaffected.

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