FKIE_CVE-2026-80978
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-09-11 20:19 - Updated: 2026-09-14 13:18
Severity
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: cap advertised IP tunnel headroom
IP tunnel devices derive their advertised needed_headroom from lower
output devices. A stack of user-created devices can make the derived
value larger than the 16-bit skb header offsets can represent. Once IP
output reserves it, skb head expansion can wrap those offsets.
The runtime transmit path already caps a growing needed_headroom at 512.
Apply the same cap when tunnel configuration publishes needed_headroom
derived from a lower output device.
Capping the advertised value is safe: IP tunnel transmit still expands
the skb when a packet needs more headroom. A nonsensical stacked
configuration can therefore incur an extra reallocation, but it cannot
publish an unbounded reservation to upper layers.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|
{
"affected": [
{
"affectedData": [
{
"defaultStatus": "unaffected",
"product": "Linux",
"programFiles": [
"include/net/ip_tunnels.h",
"net/ipv4/ip_tunnel.c",
"net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c",
"net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c",
"net/ipv6/sit.c"
],
"repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
"vendor": "Linux",
"versions": [
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"status": "affected",
"version": "1a37e412a0225fcba5587f24c0dfc7636efc8b69",
"versionType": "git"
},
{
"lessThan": "b160422f8103574425e2834130e169d84c94fa1d",
"status": "affected",
"version": "1a37e412a0225fcba5587f24c0dfc7636efc8b69",
"versionType": "git"
},
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"status": "affected",
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"versionType": "git"
},
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},
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"versionType": "git"
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"status": "affected",
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"versionType": "git"
}
]
},
{
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"product": "Linux",
"programFiles": [
"include/net/ip_tunnels.h",
"net/ipv4/ip_tunnel.c",
"net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c",
"net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c",
"net/ipv6/sit.c"
],
"repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
"vendor": "Linux",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "3.11"
},
{
"lessThan": "3.11",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "0",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "5.10.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "5.10.270",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "5.15.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "5.15.221",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.1.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.1.188",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.6.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.6.157",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.12.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.12.109",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.18.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.18.50",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "7.2.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "7.2.4",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "7.3-rc1",
"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\nnet: cap advertised IP tunnel headroom\n\nIP tunnel devices derive their advertised needed_headroom from lower\noutput devices. A stack of user-created devices can make the derived\nvalue larger than the 16-bit skb header offsets can represent. Once IP\noutput reserves it, skb head expansion can wrap those offsets.\n\nThe runtime transmit path already caps a growing needed_headroom at 512.\nApply the same cap when tunnel configuration publishes needed_headroom\nderived from a lower output device.\n\nCapping the advertised value is safe: IP tunnel transmit still expands\nthe skb when a packet needs more headroom. A nonsensical stacked\nconfiguration can therefore incur an extra reallocation, but it cannot\npublish an unbounded reservation to upper layers."
}
],
"id": "CVE-2026-80978",
"lastModified": "2026-09-14T13:18:52.650",
"metrics": {
"cvssMetricV31": [
{
"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"
}
]
},
"published": "2026-09-11T20:19:04.143",
"references": [
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},
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},
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},
{
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},
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},
{
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},
{
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}
],
"sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"vulnStatus": "Received"
}
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