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FKIE_CVE-2026-80905

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-09-04 18:18 - Updated: 2026-09-04 18:18
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Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: tap: fix wrong transport_header when sending VLAN-tagged frame In tap_get_user_xdp(), when processing a VLAN-tagged frame (e.g. ETH_P_8021Q), skb_set_network_header() is called first to advance network_header past the VLAN tag to the inner protocol header. skb_probe_transport_header() is then called with skb->protocol still set to ETH_P_8021Q, while nhoff (derived from skb_network_offset()) already points past the VLAN tag to the inner protocol header. In __skb_flow_dissect(), proto is initialized to ETH_P_8021Q and nhoff points past the VLAN tag. When the dissector hits case ETH_P_8021Q, it reads a struct vlan_hdr at the current nhoff via __skb_header_pointer(), but that offset contains the inner protocol header (e.g. an IP header). The bytes are misinterpreted as a VLAN header, yielding a garbage encapsulated EtherType that matches no known protocol. The dissector returns false, so skb_probe_transport_header() never calls skb_set_transport_header(), leaving transport_header at its uninitialized sentinel value (~0U). Move skb_set_network_header() to after skb_probe_transport_header(). At the time skb_probe_transport_header() is called, network_header still points to the VLAN header (offset ETH_HLEN), so nhoff is correct and the flow dissector can parse the VLAN header, extract the inner EtherType, and advance nhoff to the inner protocol header, allowing transport_header to be set correctly.
References
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5ffaa5d7f56ab24a8e23cf131eadfef31a3bbc4b
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88b79ac89ecc04d7f2613f7e1c0b46f0c4ddb2f3
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cbb35cbe8db268fefe34c23df15348cf99025298
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      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: tap: fix wrong transport_header when sending VLAN-tagged frame\n\nIn tap_get_user_xdp(), when processing a VLAN-tagged frame (e.g.\nETH_P_8021Q), skb_set_network_header() is called first to advance\nnetwork_header past the VLAN tag to the inner protocol header.\nskb_probe_transport_header() is then called with skb-\u003eprotocol still\nset to ETH_P_8021Q, while nhoff (derived from skb_network_offset())\nalready points past the VLAN tag to the inner protocol header.\n\nIn __skb_flow_dissect(), proto is initialized to ETH_P_8021Q and nhoff\npoints past the VLAN tag. When the dissector hits case ETH_P_8021Q, it\nreads a struct vlan_hdr at the current nhoff via __skb_header_pointer(),\nbut that offset contains the inner protocol header (e.g. an IP header).\nThe bytes are misinterpreted as a VLAN header, yielding a garbage\nencapsulated EtherType that matches no known protocol. The dissector\nreturns false, so skb_probe_transport_header() never calls\nskb_set_transport_header(), leaving transport_header at its uninitialized\nsentinel value (~0U).\n\nMove skb_set_network_header() to after skb_probe_transport_header(). At\nthe time skb_probe_transport_header() is called, network_header still\npoints to the VLAN header (offset ETH_HLEN), so nhoff is correct and the\nflow dissector can parse the VLAN header, extract the inner EtherType,\nand advance nhoff to the inner protocol header, allowing transport_header\nto be set correctly."
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  "id": "CVE-2026-80905",
  "lastModified": "2026-09-04T18:18:00.120",
  "metrics": {},
  "published": "2026-09-04T18:18:00.120",
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  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "vulnStatus": "Received"
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