Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: test for not too small csum_start in virtio_net_hdr_to_skb()
syzbot was able to trigger this warning [1], after injecting a
malicious packet through af_packet, setting skb->csum_start and thus
the transport header to an incorrect value.
We can at least make sure the transport header is after
the end of the network header (with a estimated minimal size).
[1]
[ 67.873027] skb len=4096 headroom=16 headlen=14 tailroom=0
mac=(-1,-1) mac_len=0 net=(16,-6) trans=10
shinfo(txflags=0 nr_frags=1 gso(size=0 type=0 segs=0))
csum(0xa start=10 offset=0 ip_summed=3 complete_sw=0 valid=0 level=0)
hash(0x0 sw=0 l4=0) proto=0x0800 pkttype=0 iif=0
priority=0x0 mark=0x0 alloc_cpu=10 vlan_all=0x0
encapsulation=0 inner(proto=0x0000, mac=0, net=0, trans=0)
[ 67.877172] dev name=veth0_vlan feat=0x000061164fdd09e9
[ 67.877764] sk family=17 type=3 proto=0
[ 67.878279] skb linear: 00000000: 00 00 10 00 00 00 00 00 0f 00 00 00 08 00
[ 67.879128] skb frag: 00000000: 0e 00 07 00 00 00 28 00 08 80 1c 00 04 00 00 02
[ 67.879877] skb frag: 00000010: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
[ 67.880647] skb frag: 00000020: 00 00 02 00 00 00 08 00 1b 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
[ 67.881156] skb frag: 00000030: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
[ 67.881753] skb frag: 00000040: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
[ 67.882173] skb frag: 00000050: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
[ 67.882790] skb frag: 00000060: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
[ 67.883171] skb frag: 00000070: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
[ 67.883733] skb frag: 00000080: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
[ 67.884206] skb frag: 00000090: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 69 70 76 6c 61 6e
[ 67.884704] skb frag: 000000a0: 31 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 2b 00 00 00 00 00
[ 67.885139] skb frag: 000000b0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
[ 67.885677] skb frag: 000000c0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
[ 67.886042] skb frag: 000000d0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
[ 67.886408] skb frag: 000000e0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
[ 67.887020] skb frag: 000000f0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
[ 67.887384] skb frag: 00000100: 00 00
[ 67.887878] ------------[ cut here ]------------
[ 67.887908] offset (-6) >= skb_headlen() (14)
[ 67.888445] WARNING: CPU: 10 PID: 2088 at net/core/dev.c:3332 skb_checksum_help (net/core/dev.c:3332 (discriminator 2))
[ 67.889353] Modules linked in: macsec macvtap macvlan hsr wireguard curve25519_x86_64 libcurve25519_generic libchacha20poly1305 chacha_x86_64 libchacha poly1305_x86_64 dummy bridge sr_mod cdrom evdev pcspkr i2c_piix4 9pnet_virtio 9p 9pnet netfs
[ 67.890111] CPU: 10 UID: 0 PID: 2088 Comm: b363492833 Not tainted 6.11.0-virtme #1011
[ 67.890183] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.16.3-debian-1.16.3-2 04/01/2014
[ 67.890309] RIP: 0010:skb_checksum_help (net/core/dev.c:3332 (discriminator 2))
[ 67.891043] Call Trace:
[ 67.891173] <TASK>
[ 67.891274] ? __warn (kernel/panic.c:741)
[ 67.891320] ? skb_checksum_help (net/core/dev.c:3332 (discriminator 2))
[ 67.891333] ? report_bug (lib/bug.c:180 lib/bug.c:219)
[ 67.891348] ? handle_bug (arch/x86/kernel/traps.c:239)
[ 67.891363] ? exc_invalid_op (arch/x86/kernel/traps.c:260 (discriminator 1))
[ 67.891372] ? asm_exc_invalid_op (./arch/x86/include/asm/idtentry.h:621)
[ 67.891388] ? skb_checksum_help (net/core/dev.c:3332 (discriminator 2))
[ 67.891399] ? skb_checksum_help (net/core/dev.c:3332 (discriminator 2))
[ 67.891416] ip_do_fragment (net/ipv4/ip_output.c:777 (discriminator 1))
[ 67.891448] ? __ip_local_out (./include/linux/skbuff.h:1146 ./include/net/l3mdev.h:196 ./include/net/l3mdev.h:213 ne
---truncated---
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 6.6.14 – < 6.6.55, 6.7.2 – < 6.8, 6.8 | 6.6.55 |
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 | 6.11.4-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | linux | 6.11.4-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux | 6.8.0-54.56 | USN-7301-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-aws | 6.8.0-1023.25 | USN-7311-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-azure | 6.8.0-1025.30 | USN-7384-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-gcp | 6.8.0-1024.26 | USN-7304-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-gke +1 | 6.8.0-1019.23 | USN-7304-1, USN-7303-3 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-gkeop | 6.8.0-1006.8 | USN-7304-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-ibm | 6.8.0-1022.22 | USN-7385-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-lowlatency | 6.8.0-54.56.1 | USN-7301-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-nvidia | 6.8.0-1022.25 | USN-7303-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-nvidia-lowlatency | 6.8.0-1022.25.2 | USN-7303-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-oem-6.11 | 6.11.0-1015.15 | USN-7310-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-oem-6.8 | 6.8.0-1024.24 | USN-7386-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-oracle | 6.8.0-1020.21 | USN-7303-2 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-realtime | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-riscv | 6.8.0-53.55.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-aws-6.8 | 6.8.0-1023.25~22.04.1 | USN-7311-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-azure-6.8 | 6.8.0-1025.30~22.04.1 | USN-7384-2 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-gcp-6.8 | 6.8.0-1024.26~22.04.1 | USN-7303-3 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-hwe-6.8 | 6.8.0-57.59~22.04.1 | USN-7403-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 | 6.8.0-54.56.1~22.04.1 | USN-7301-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-nvidia-6.8 | 6.8.0-1022.25~22.04.2 | USN-7303-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-oracle-6.8 | 6.8.0-1020.21~22.04.1 | USN-7303-2 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-riscv +32 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-riscv-6.8 | 6.8.0-53.55.1~22.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gke +26 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-gcp +13 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | linux-hwe-edge | No fix yet | — |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | 6.8.0-2018.19 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS | linux-realtime | 6.8.1-1016.17 | — |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP6 | kernel-64kb +6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1 |
| SLES 15 SP6 | kernel-azure | 6.4.0-150600.8.17.2 | SUSE-SU-2024:3984-1 |
| SLES 15 SP6 | kernel-coco +3 | 6.4.0-15061.9.coco15sp6.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:4387-1 |
| SLES 15 SP6 | kernel-default-base | 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1.150600.12.12.6 | SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1 |
| SLES 15 SP6 | kernel-syms-azure +1 | 6.4.0-150600.8.17.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:3984-1 |
| 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 7 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLE Micro 6.1 | kernel-default-base | 6.4.0-24.1.21.4 | SUSE-SU-2025:20247-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.1 | kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0-RT_Update_4 | 1-1.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:20246-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.1 | kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0_Update_4 | 1-1.2 | SUSE-SU-2025:20247-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.1 | kernel-rt +1 | 6.4.0-22.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:20246-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.1 | kernel-source +2 | 6.4.0-24.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:20247-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.0 | kernel-default-base | 6.4.0-24.1.21.4 | SUSE-SU-2025:20164-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.0 | kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0-RT_Update_4 | 1-1.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:20163-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.0 | kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0_Update_4 | 1-1.2 | SUSE-SU-2025:20164-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.0 | kernel-rt +1 | 6.4.0-22.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:20163-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.0 | kernel-source +2 | 6.4.0-24.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:20164-1 |
| 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 | 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 15 SP6 | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_5 | 1-150600.1.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:3986-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 15 SP6 | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_6 | 1-150600.13.3.5 | SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1 |
| 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 +3 | 6.4.0-150600.10.17.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:3986-1 |
| 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 Tumbleweed | kernel-source | 6.11.8-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:14500-1 |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | kernel-source-longterm | 6.12.11-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2025:14705-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | dtb-aarch64 +10 | 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | kernel-azure | 6.4.0-150600.8.17.2 | SUSE-SU-2024:3984-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | kernel-default-base | 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1.150600.12.12.6 | SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | kernel-rt +3 | 6.4.0-150600.10.17.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:3986-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | kernel-syms-azure +1 | 6.4.0-150600.8.17.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:3984-1 |
| 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 |
Advisories 26
- WID-SEC-2024-3251 Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Denial of Service BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 11, 2026
- USN-7310-1 linux-oem-6.11 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 3, 2026
- USN-7384-2 linux-azure-6.8 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Oct 30, 2026
- USN-7384-1 linux-azure vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Oct 30, 2026
- USN-7386-1 linux-oem-6.8 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Oct 29, 2026
- USN-7303-1 linux-nvidia, linux-nvidia-6.8, linux-nvidia-lowlatency vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Oct 29, 2026
- USN-7304-1 linux-gcp, linux-gke, linux-gkeop vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Oct 29, 2026
- USN-7301-1 linux, linux-lowlatency, linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Oct 29, 2026
- USN-7403-1 linux-hwe-6.8 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Oct 29, 2026
- USN-7303-2 linux-oracle, linux-oracle-6.8 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Oct 29, 2026
- USN-7311-1 linux-aws, linux-aws-6.8 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Oct 29, 2026
- USN-7385-1 linux-ibm vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Oct 29, 2026
- USN-7303-3 linux-gcp-6.8, linux-raspi vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Oct 29, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2025:20163-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2025:20246-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2025:20164-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2025:20247-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2024:4376-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2024:3984-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2024:3986-1 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
- openSUSE-SU-2025:14705-1 kernel-devel-longterm-6.12.11-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:14500-1 kernel-devel-6.11.8-1.1 on GA media 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-2024:4387-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026