FKIE_CVE-2026-74707
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-08-22 16:16 - Updated: 2026-10-16 20:17
Severity
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
xsk: validate metadata when processing requests
The zero-copy path validates TX metadata while obtaining the descriptor
context, then reads it again later when preparing the hardware request.
User space can change the metadata between those operations and bypass the
original validation.
Validate the metadata in xsk_tx_metadata_request() and use the resulting
flags snapshot for every feature check. Read request fields once so all
zero-copy drivers process only values observed after successful
validation.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|
{
"affected": [
{
"affectedData": [
{
"defaultStatus": "unaffected",
"product": "Linux",
"programFiles": [
"drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_main.c",
"drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/xdp.c",
"drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c",
"include/net/libeth/xsk.h",
"include/net/xdp_sock_drv.h",
"net/xdp/xsk_buff_pool.c"
],
"repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
"vendor": "Linux",
"versions": [
{
"lessThan": "5fd121971912dee2f5af1efec64462ac722deb17",
"status": "affected",
"version": "ca4419f15abd19ba8be1e109661b60f9f5b6c9f0",
"versionType": "git"
},
{
"lessThan": "0cc7aa6e0d19027fdd42e6fbd156267ac1e3bbba",
"status": "affected",
"version": "ca4419f15abd19ba8be1e109661b60f9f5b6c9f0",
"versionType": "git"
},
{
"lessThan": "849b1664dbda1cf6c63e0fd4f9dec23782b8c851",
"status": "affected",
"version": "ca4419f15abd19ba8be1e109661b60f9f5b6c9f0",
"versionType": "git"
},
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "d9d736c416c9a85f84e15435ba82a177262e745b",
"versionType": "git"
},
{
"lessThan": "6.15",
"status": "affected",
"version": "6.14.2",
"versionType": "semver"
}
]
},
{
"defaultStatus": "affected",
"product": "Linux",
"programFiles": [
"drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_main.c",
"drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/xdp.c",
"drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c",
"include/net/libeth/xsk.h",
"include/net/xdp_sock_drv.h",
"net/xdp/xsk_buff_pool.c"
],
"repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
"vendor": "Linux",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "6.15"
},
{
"lessThan": "6.15",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "0",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.18.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.18.45",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "7.1.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "7.1.9",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "7.2",
"versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"
}
]
}
],
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"
}
],
"cveTags": [],
"descriptions": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nxsk: validate metadata when processing requests\n\nThe zero-copy path validates TX metadata while obtaining the descriptor\ncontext, then reads it again later when preparing the hardware request.\nUser space can change the metadata between those operations and bypass the\noriginal validation.\n\nValidate the metadata in xsk_tx_metadata_request() and use the resulting\nflags snapshot for every feature check. Read request fields once so all\nzero-copy drivers process only values observed after successful\nvalidation."
},
{
"lang": "es",
"value": "En el kernel de Linux, la siguiente vulnerabilidad ha sido resuelta:\n\nxsk: validar metadatos al procesar solicitudes\n\nLa ruta de copia cero valida los metadatos TX mientras obtiene el contexto del descriptor, luego los lee de nuevo m\u00e1s tarde al preparar la solicitud de hardware. El espacio de usuario puede cambiar los metadatos entre esas operaciones y eludir la validaci\u00f3n original.\n\nValidar los metadatos en xsk_tx_metadata_request() y usar la instant\u00e1nea de banderas resultante para cada verificaci\u00f3n de caracter\u00edstica. Leer los campos de solicitud una vez para que todos los controladores de copia cero procesen solo los valores observados despu\u00e9s de una validaci\u00f3n exitosa."
}
],
"id": "CVE-2026-74707",
"lastModified": "2026-10-16T20:17:53.490",
"metrics": {
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{
"cvssData": {
"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"attackVector": "LOCAL",
"availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
"baseScore": 7.8,
"baseSeverity": "HIGH",
"confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
"integrityImpact": "HIGH",
"privilegesRequired": "LOW",
"scope": "UNCHANGED",
"userInteraction": "NONE",
"vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"version": "3.1"
},
"exploitabilityScore": 1.8,
"impactScore": 5.9,
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"type": "Secondary"
}
],
"ssvcV203": [
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"ssvcData": {
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"options": [
{
"exploitation": "none"
},
{
"automatable": "no"
},
{
"technicalImpact": "total"
}
],
"role": "CISA Coordinator",
"timestamp": "2026-10-16T19:15:08.406835Z",
"version": "2.0.3"
}
}
]
},
"published": "2026-08-22T16:16:45.433",
"references": [
{
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0cc7aa6e0d19027fdd42e6fbd156267ac1e3bbba"
},
{
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5fd121971912dee2f5af1efec64462ac722deb17"
},
{
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/849b1664dbda1cf6c63e0fd4f9dec23782b8c851"
}
],
"sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"vulnStatus": "Received"
}
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