# CVE-2026-31738: vxlan: validate ND option lengths in vxlan\_na\_create

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.13, 3.14
- Published: 2026-05-01 · Updated: 2026-05-23

## Affected

- Linux: from 3.12.18, fixed in 3.13; from 3.13.10, fixed in 3.14
- Linux: 3.14

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vxlan: validate ND option lengths in vxlan_na_create vxlan_na_create() walks ND options according to option-provided lengths. A malformed option can make the parser advance beyond the computed option span or use a too-short source LLADDR option payload. Validate option lengths against the remaining NS option area before advancing, and only read source LLADDR when the option is large enough for an Ethernet address.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (3.13, 3.14) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/901c1dd3bab2955d7e664f914c374c8c3ac2b958
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e476745917a1e288eb15e7ff49d286a86a4861d3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2029712fb2c87e9a8c75094906f2ee29bf08c500
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/602596c69a70e50d9ab8c6ae0290a01f88229dd7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/de20d2e3b9179d132f5f5b44e490d7c916c6321b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eddfce70a6f3107d1679b0c2fcbeb96b593bd679
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b69c4236255bd8de16cd876e58c6f0867d1d78b1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/afa9a05e6c4971bd5586f1b304e14d61fb3d9385

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