CVE-2026-31700net/packet: fix TOCTOU race on mmap'd vnet_hdr in tpacket_snd()
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/packet: fix TOCTOU race on mmap'd vnet_hdr in tpacket_snd() In tpacket_snd(), when PACKET_VNET_HDR is enabled, vnet_hdr points directly into the mmap'd TX ring buffer shared with userspace. The kernel validates the header via __packet_snd_vnet_parse() but then re-reads all fields later in virtio_net_hdr_to_skb(). A concurrent userspace thread can modify the vnet_hdr fields between validation and use, bypassing all safety checks. The non-TPACKET path (packet_snd()) already correctly copies vnet_hdr to a stack-local variable. All other vnet_hdr consumers in the kernel (tun.c, tap.c, virtio_net.c) also use stack copies. The TPACKET TX path is the only caller of virtio_net_hdr_to_skb() that reads directly from user-controlled shared memory. Fix this by copying vnet_hdr from the mmap'd ring buffer to a stack-local variable before validation and use, consistent with the approach used in packet_snd() and all other callers.
- CVSS
- 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- Not given
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Linux
- NVD analysis
- Modified
- Record last updated
- Oct 16, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name) | 1d036d25e5609ba73fee6a88db01c306b140d512 builds before 0f4c9754956b86de158a4af5278c5cf5bda9439e; from 1d036d25e5609ba73fee6a88db01c306b140d512 before 714aa973da8163925eda7efd49361ccbee21ee46; from 1d036d25e5609ba73fee6a88db01c306b140d512 before 1490f82353bdabc09265a74e645b07f05cf4188e; from 1d036d25e5609ba73fee6a88db01c306b140d512 before 74e2db36fe50e3ad9d5300d7fd0e6e2a15a6d121; from 1d036d25e5609ba73fee6a88db01c306b140d512 before 3a1bf9116ea31470b89692585c3910dfe830dcdd; from 1d036d25e5609ba73fee6a88db01c306b140d512 before 28324a3b62d9ce7f9bdd65a8ce63f382041d1b27; from 1d036d25e5609ba73fee6a88db01c306b140d512 before 48a6ef291a17639e1b6ae0fbe9c8b2bb87d7804b; from 1d036d25e5609ba73fee6a88db01c306b140d512 before 2c054e17d9d41f1020376806c7f750834ced4dc5 | CNA record |
Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP siemens:simatic_s7_1500_cpu_1518_4_pn_dp_mfp (from the name) | from V3.1.6 | CISA ADP |
Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP siemens:simatic_s7_1500_cpu_1518f_4_pn_dp_mfp (from the name) | from V3.1.6 | CISA ADP |
Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystem siemens:simatic_s7_1500_tm_mfp_gnu_linux_subsystem (from the name) | all versions | CISA ADP |
Siemens SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP siemens:siplus_s7_1500_cpu_1518_4_pn_dp_mfp (from the name) | from V3.1.6 | CISA ADP |
linux linux_kernel linux:linux_kernel | from 4.6 before 6.6.136; from 6.7 before 6.12.84; from 6.13 before 6.18.25; from 6.19 before 7.0.2; 7.1; 7.1 | NVD |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f4c9754956b86de158a4af5278c5cf5bda9439e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/714aa973da8163925eda7efd49361ccbee21ee46
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1490f82353bdabc09265a74e645b07f05cf4188e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/74e2db36fe50e3ad9d5300d7fd0e6e2a15a6d121patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a1bf9116ea31470b89692585c3910dfe830dcddpatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/28324a3b62d9ce7f9bdd65a8ce63f382041d1b27patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/48a6ef291a17639e1b6ae0fbe9c8b2bb87d7804bpatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2c054e17d9d41f1020376806c7f750834ced4dc5patch
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-019113.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-457936.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-784472.html
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