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CVE-2026-74710

xsk: require at least 16 bytes of TX metadata

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 6.12.104, 6.18.45, 7.1.9
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
  • Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: no
  • Technical impact: total

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xsk: require at least 16 bytes of TX metadata AF_XDP accepts a TX metadata length as small as eight bytes, but every supported request needs the flags plus at least one eight-byte request field. Such short metadata also lets the kernel read beyond the registered area. Require 16 bytes rather than sizeof(struct xsk_tx_metadata) to preserve compatibility with applications that do not use launch-time metadata.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total

  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • Linux Linux

    From 341ac980eab90ac1f6c22ee9f9da83ed9604d899 · fixed in 21b8536aee819792f1b4b38b9aacf2a073025d49; From 341ac980eab90ac1f6c22ee9f9da83ed9604d899 · fixed in 642c6e73fce17fdca93a5793c4d22359fda866d7; From 341ac980eab90ac1f6c22ee9f9da83ed9604d899 · fixed in cfb9d2976b277e554e28c165e3eff4b4a8ea10bd; From 341ac980eab90ac1f6c22ee9f9da83ed9604d899 · fixed in 1bb30b181d9f0484e141f8411e15ed906d5c6780

  • Linux Linux

    6.8

  • KernelLinux

    From 6.8.0 · fixed in 6.12.104; From 6.13.0 · fixed in 6.18.45; From 6.19.0 · fixed in 7.1.9

References 4

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