GHSA-6H6H-GVHM-2HWQ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-09-11 21:31 – Updated: 2026-09-14 15:32In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
mpls: reload header after pskb_may_pull()
mpls_select_multipath() calls mpls_multipath_hash() to choose a nexthop when an MPLS route has multiple nexthops. While walking the MPLS label stack, the hash routine caches hdr for the current label. After finding the bottom-of-stack label, it calls pskb_may_pull() before reading the inner IP header.
If an skb is constructed with the inner IP header in nonlinear data and insufficient tailroom in the linear head, pskb_may_pull() calls pskb_expand_head() to replace the skb head and free the old one. This leaves hdr pointing to freed memory. The IPv6 path can invalidate hdr again when it performs a second pull for the larger header.
The issue was found through static analysis. A reproducer sending a legal Geneve packet through a bareudp/MPLS multipath setup triggered the same KASAN report in 2 of 2 unpatched runs:
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in mpls_select_multipath Read of size 1 at addr ffff88800ecc6e20 by task ksoftirqd/1/23
Call Trace: mpls_select_multipath mpls_forward __netif_receive_skb_list_core netif_receive_skb_list_internal napi_complete_done gro_cell_poll __napi_poll net_rx_action
Freed by task 23: kfree pskb_expand_head __pskb_pull_tail mpls_select_multipath
Reload hdr from the current skb head after each successful pull before deriving the inner IPv4 or IPv6 header pointer.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-89555"
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"github_reviewed": false,
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"nvd_published_at": "2026-09-11T20:19:39Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
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"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nmpls: reload header after pskb_may_pull()\n\nmpls_select_multipath() calls mpls_multipath_hash() to choose a nexthop\nwhen an MPLS route has multiple nexthops. While walking the MPLS label\nstack, the hash routine caches hdr for the current label. After finding\nthe bottom-of-stack label, it calls pskb_may_pull() before reading the\ninner IP header.\n\nIf an skb is constructed with the inner IP header in nonlinear data and\ninsufficient tailroom in the linear head, pskb_may_pull() calls\npskb_expand_head() to replace the skb head and free the old one. This\nleaves hdr pointing to freed memory. The IPv6 path can invalidate hdr\nagain when it performs a second pull for the larger header.\n\nThe issue was found through static analysis. A reproducer sending a legal\nGeneve packet through a bareudp/MPLS multipath setup triggered the same\nKASAN report in 2 of 2 unpatched runs:\n\n BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in mpls_select_multipath\n Read of size 1 at addr ffff88800ecc6e20 by task ksoftirqd/1/23\n\n Call Trace:\n mpls_select_multipath\n mpls_forward\n __netif_receive_skb_list_core\n netif_receive_skb_list_internal\n napi_complete_done\n gro_cell_poll\n __napi_poll\n net_rx_action\n\n Freed by task 23:\n kfree\n pskb_expand_head\n __pskb_pull_tail\n mpls_select_multipath\n\nReload hdr from the current skb head after each successful pull before\nderiving the inner IPv4 or IPv6 header pointer.",
"id": "GHSA-6h6h-gvhm-2hwq",
"modified": "2026-09-14T15:32:29Z",
"published": "2026-09-11T21:31:32Z",
"references": [
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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