In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: veth: convert frag_list skbs...
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📋 Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
veth: convert frag_list skbs before running XDP
A frag_list skb can reach veth with data_len set but nr_frags zero. veth_convert_skb_to_xdp_buff() only converts skbs that are shared, locked, have frags[], or do not have enough headroom. It later uses skb_is_nonlinear() to decide whether to set XDP_FLAGS_HAS_FRAGS and xdp_frags_size.
That exposes frag_list data to XDP as if it were stored in frags[], but frags[] is empty. AF_XDP copy mode can then trust the bogus XDP fragment metadata, walk an empty fragment entry, and crash in memcpy() from __xsk_rcv().
Route non-linear skbs through skb_pp_cow_data() before exposing them to XDP, and only advertise XDP frags when the resulting skb has frags[]. skb_copy_bits() already handles frag_list input, and skb_pp_cow_data() builds frags[] output with skb_add_rx_frag(), which is the representation XDP multi-buffer expects.
🔗 References (6)
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-74476
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c1c15c540fc45820ce3033c319151ec891bc10a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b24ba0bbffe3e23eb2f6838881c1fabcb29fb9fb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0d6415963040c401e7a7e4e482a698ba52448cb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9c1fff857e93be709c8b52ed1a643f37bd82c66
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-p72r-vmh2-4xj6