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CVE-2026-52942 HIGH

Published: 2026-06-24 | Last Modified: 2026-09-08 | Status: Modified

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nf_log: validate MAC header was set before dumping it The fallback path of dump_mac_header() guards the MAC header access only with "skb->mac_header != skb->network_header", without checking skb_mac_header_was_set(). When the MAC header is unset, mac_header is 0xffff, so the test passes and skb_mac_header(skb) returns skb->head + 0xffff, ~64 KiB past the buffer; the loop then reads dev->hard_header_len bytes out of bounds into the kernel log. This is reachable via the netdev logger: nf_log_unknown_packet() calls dump_mac_header() unconditionally, and an skb sent through AF_PACKET with PACKET_QDISC_BYPASS reaches the egress hook with mac_header still unset (__dev_queue_xmit(), which would reset it, is bypassed). Add the skb_mac_header_was_set() check the ARPHRD_ETHER path already uses, and replace the open-coded MAC header length test with skb_mac_header_len(). Only skbs with an unset MAC header are affected; valid ones are dumped as before. BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in dump_mac_header (net/netfilter/nf_log_syslog.c:831) Read of size 1 at addr ffff88800ea49d3f by task exploit/148 Call Trace: kasan_report (mm/kasan/report.c:595) dump_mac_header (net/netfilter/nf_log_syslog.c:831) nf_log_netdev_packet (net/netfilter/nf_log_syslog.c:938 net/netfilter/nf_log_syslog.c:963) nf_log_packet (net/netfilter/nf_log.c:260) nft_log_eval (net/netfilter/nft_log.c:60) nft_do_chain (net/netfilter/nf_tables_core.c:285) nft_do_chain_netdev (net/netfilter/nft_chain_filter.c:307) nf_hook_slow (net/netfilter/core.c:619) nf_hook_direct_egress (net/packet/af_packet.c:257) packet_xmit (net/packet/af_packet.c:280) packet_sendmsg (net/packet/af_packet.c:3114) __sys_sendto (net/socket.c:2265)

CVSS Metrics

Base Score: 7.1 (HIGH)

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Attack VectorLOCAL
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredLOW
User InteractionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
Confidentiality ImpactHIGH
Integrity ImpactNONE
Availability ImpactHIGH

Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Type: Secondary

Exploitability Score: 1.8

Impact Score: 5.2

Weaknesses

Source Type Description
[email protected] Primary
en CWE-125

Affected Products

Vendor Product Version Update Type
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7d23beb154c0> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7d239fbdd900> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7d23a53770c0> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7d2424506d80> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7d23beb14180> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7d23beb158c0> Operating System
linux linux_kernel 7.1 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7d23beb16f00> Operating System
linux linux_kernel 7.1 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7d23beb17640> Operating System
linux linux_kernel 7.1 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7d23a53755c0> Operating System
linux linux_kernel 7.1 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7d23beb14c40> Operating System
linux linux_kernel 7.1 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7d23ac494880> Operating System
linux linux_kernel 7.1 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7d239fbde180> Operating System
linux linux_kernel 7.1 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7d2357cce000> Operating System

Affected Configurations

Operator: OR

Vulnerable CPE
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*

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