Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: drop bad gso csum_start and offset in virtio_net_hdr
Tighten csum_start and csum_offset checks in virtio_net_hdr_to_skb
for GSO packets.
The function already checks that a checksum requested with
VIRTIO_NET_HDR_F_NEEDS_CSUM is in skb linear. But for GSO packets
this might not hold for segs after segmentation.
Syzkaller demonstrated to reach this warning in skb_checksum_help
offset = skb_checksum_start_offset(skb);
ret = -EINVAL;
if (WARN_ON_ONCE(offset >= skb_headlen(skb)))
By injecting a TSO packet:
WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 3539 at net/core/dev.c:3284 skb_checksum_help+0x3d0/0x5b0
ip_do_fragment+0x209/0x1b20 net/ipv4/ip_output.c:774
ip_finish_output_gso net/ipv4/ip_output.c:279 [inline]
__ip_finish_output+0x2bd/0x4b0 net/ipv4/ip_output.c:301
iptunnel_xmit+0x50c/0x930 net/ipv4/ip_tunnel_core.c:82
ip_tunnel_xmit+0x2296/0x2c70 net/ipv4/ip_tunnel.c:813
__gre_xmit net/ipv4/ip_gre.c:469 [inline]
ipgre_xmit+0x759/0xa60 net/ipv4/ip_gre.c:661
__netdev_start_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:4850 [inline]
netdev_start_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:4864 [inline]
xmit_one net/core/dev.c:3595 [inline]
dev_hard_start_xmit+0x261/0x8c0 net/core/dev.c:3611
__dev_queue_xmit+0x1b97/0x3c90 net/core/dev.c:4261
packet_snd net/packet/af_packet.c:3073 [inline]
The geometry of the bad input packet at tcp_gso_segment:
[ 52.003050][ T8403] skb len=12202 headroom=244 headlen=12093 tailroom=0
[ 52.003050][ T8403] mac=(168,24) mac_len=24 net=(192,52) trans=244
[ 52.003050][ T8403] shinfo(txflags=0 nr_frags=1 gso(size=1552 type=3 segs=0))
[ 52.003050][ T8403] csum(0x60000c7 start=199 offset=1536
ip_summed=3 complete_sw=0 valid=0 level=0)
Mitigate with stricter input validation.
csum_offset: for GSO packets, deduce the correct value from gso_type.
This is already done for USO. Extend it to TSO. Let UFO be:
udp[46]_ufo_fragment ignores these fields and always computes the
checksum in software.
csum_start: finding the real offset requires parsing to the transport
header. Do not add a parser, use existing segmentation parsing. Thanks
to SKB_GSO_DODGY, that also catches bad packets that are hw offloaded.
Again test both TSO and USO. Do not test UFO for the above reason, and
do not test UDP tunnel offload.
GSO packet are almost always CHECKSUM_PARTIAL. USO packets may be
CHECKSUM_NONE since commit 10154dbded6d6 ("udp: Allow GSO transmit
from devices with no checksum offload"), but then still these fields
are initialized correctly in udp4_hwcsum/udp6_hwcsum_outgoing. So no
need to test for ip_summed == CHECKSUM_PARTIAL first.
This revises an existing fix mentioned in the Fixes tag, which broke
small packets with GSO offload, as detected by kselftests.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 5.15.165 – < 5.15.167, 6.1.103 – < 6.1.107, 6.6.44 – < 6.6.46, 6.10.3 – < 6.10.5 | 5.15.167 |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | linux | 6.10.6-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | linux | 6.10.6-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | linux | 6.1.106-3 | — |
| Debian 11 | linux-6.1 | 6.1.119-1~deb11u1 | DLA-4008-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-riscv +31 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gke +26 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-gcp +14 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | linux-hwe-edge | No fix yet | — |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP6 | kernel-64kb +6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:3383-1 |
| SLES 15 SP6 | kernel-azure +2 | 6.4.0-150600.8.11.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:3194-1 |
| SLES 15 SP6 | kernel-default-base | 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1.150600.12.8.3 | SUSE-SU-2024:3383-1 |
| SLES 15 SP5 | kernel-64kb +6 | 5.14.21-150500.55.88.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:4364-1 |
| SLES 15 SP5 | kernel-azure +2 | 5.14.21-150500.33.75.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:4376-1 |
| SLES 15 SP5 | kernel-default-base | 5.14.21-150500.55.88.1.150500.6.39.4 | SUSE-SU-2024:4364-1 |
Show 6 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLE Micro 6.0 | kernel-default-base | 6.4.0-17.1.1.51 | SUSE-SU-2025:20044-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.0 | kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0_Update_2 +1 | 1-1.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:20047-1, SUSE-SU-2025:20044-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.0 | kernel-rt +1 | 6.4.0-10.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:20047-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.0 | kernel-source +2 | 6.4.0-19.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:20044-1 |
| SLE Micro 5.5 | kernel-default | 5.14.21-150500.55.88.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:4364-1 |
| SLE Micro 5.5 | kernel-default-base | 5.14.21-150500.55.88.1.150500.6.39.4 | SUSE-SU-2024:4364-1 |
| SLE Micro 5.5 | kernel-rt +1 | 5.14.21-150500.13.79.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:4315-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 15 SP6 | kernel-default | 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:3383-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 15 SP6 | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_2 | 1-150600.1.3.2 | SUSE-SU-2024:3195-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 15 SP6 | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_4 | 1-150600.13.3.3 | SUSE-SU-2024:3383-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 | kernel-default | 5.14.21-150500.55.88.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:4364-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5-RT_Update_23 | 1-150500.11.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:4315-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_21 | 1-150500.11.5.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:4364-1 |
| SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP6 | kernel-rt +2 | 6.4.0-150600.10.8.3 | SUSE-SU-2024:3195-1 |
| SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP6 | kernel-syms-rt | 6.4.0-150600.10.8.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:3195-1 |
| SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP5 | kernel-rt +3 | 5.14.21-150500.13.79.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:4315-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | dtb-aarch64 +10 | 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:3383-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | kernel-azure +2 | 6.4.0-150600.8.11.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:3194-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | kernel-default-base | 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1.150600.12.8.3 | SUSE-SU-2024:3383-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | kernel-rt +2 | 6.4.0-150600.10.8.3 | SUSE-SU-2024:3195-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | kernel-syms-rt | 6.4.0-150600.10.8.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:3195-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.5 | kernel-azure +2 | 5.14.21-150500.33.75.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:4376-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.5 | kernel-rt +3 | 5.14.21-150500.13.79.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:4315-1 |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Leap Micro 5.5 | kernel-rt | 5.14.21-150500.13.79.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:4315-1 |
Amazon Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2023 | kernel-livepatch-6.1.109-118.189 | 1.0-0.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2024-779 |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | perf +14 | 6.1.109-118.189.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2024-779 |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 2 (CBL-Mariner) | kernel | 5.15.167.1-1 | — |
Oracle Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle Linux 8 | bpftool +13 | 5.15.0-302.167.6.el9uek | ELSA-2024-12815 |
Advisories 12
- SUSE-SU-2025:20047-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2025:20044-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- DLA-4008-1 linux-6.1 - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- WID-SEC-2024-1927 Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Feb 16, 2026
- ALAS2023-2024-779 Important: kernel security update (Amazon Linux 2023) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Feb 8, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2024:4376-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2024:4364-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2024:4315-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2024:3195-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2024:3383-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2024:3194-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- ELSA-2024-12815 Important: Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update (Oracle Linux 8) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · Nov 11, 2024
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/413e785a89f8bde0d4156a54b8ac2fa003c06756
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f01c5e335fbb7fb612d40f14a3c02e2612a43d3b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6772c4868a8e7ad5305957cdb834ce881793acb7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2edbb3e8838c672cd7e247e47989df9d03fc6668
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89add40066f9ed9abe5f7f886fe5789ff7e0c50e