CVE-2026-52942netfilter: nf_log: validate MAC header was set before dumping it
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nf_log: validate MAC header was set before dumping it The fallback path of dump_mac_header() guards the MAC header access only with "skb->mac_header != skb->network_header", without checking skb_mac_header_was_set(). When the MAC header is unset, mac_header is 0xffff, so the test passes and skb_mac_header(skb) returns skb->head + 0xffff, ~64 KiB past the buffer; the loop then reads dev->hard_header_len bytes out of bounds into the kernel log. This is reachable via the netdev logger: nf_log_unknown_packet() calls dump_mac_header() unconditionally, and an skb sent through AF_PACKET with PACKET_QDISC_BYPASS reaches the egress hook with mac_header still unset (__dev_queue_xmit(), which would reset it, is bypassed). Add the skb_mac_header_was_set() check the ARPHRD_ETHER path already uses, and replace the open-coded MAC header length test with skb_mac_header_len(). Only skbs with an unset MAC header are affected; valid ones are dumped as before. BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in dump_mac_header (net/netfilter/nf_log_syslog.c:831) Read of size 1 at addr ffff88800ea49d3f by task exploit/148 Call Trace: kasan_report (mm/kasan/report.c:595) dump_mac_header (net/netfilter/nf_log_syslog.c:831) nf_log_netdev_packet (net/netfilter/nf_log_syslog.c:938 net/netfilter/nf_log_syslog.c:963) nf_log_packet (net/netfilter/nf_log.c:260) nft_log_eval (net/netfilter/nft_log.c:60) nft_do_chain (net/netfilter/nf_tables_core.c:285) nft_do_chain_netdev (net/netfilter/nft_chain_filter.c:307) nf_hook_slow (net/netfilter/core.c:619) nf_hook_direct_egress (net/packet/af_packet.c:257) packet_xmit (net/packet/af_packet.c:280) packet_sendmsg (net/packet/af_packet.c:3114) __sys_sendto (net/socket.c:2265)
- CVSS
- 7.1 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/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) | 7eb9282cd0efac08b8377cbd5037ba297c77e3f7 builds before 2e96e1bc9b4d5450e6c33f078e19a9bc1dda6c0b; from 7eb9282cd0efac08b8377cbd5037ba297c77e3f7 before d704ee9c7bc68a161684c51a7ac05b446dcf38d4; from 7eb9282cd0efac08b8377cbd5037ba297c77e3f7 before befb8968a2abdfa948d5600ea7f7a509a292a590; from 7eb9282cd0efac08b8377cbd5037ba297c77e3f7 before 8a81e336da685423f5b64aac4d571e63d674c52a; from 7eb9282cd0efac08b8377cbd5037ba297c77e3f7 before c38d41134085193efd5b237cf513ad5b3421a60d; from 7eb9282cd0efac08b8377cbd5037ba297c77e3f7 before af1b7699466f6556b351fa25d3dc870abfb5d310; from 7eb9282cd0efac08b8377cbd5037ba297c77e3f7 before 65ef7397eb9a296e91839f5fd10be96f23d332e7; from 7eb9282cd0efac08b8377cbd5037ba297c77e3f7 before a84b6fedbc97078788be78dbdd7517d143ad1a77 | 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 2.6.36 before 5.15.210; from 5.16 before 6.1.176; from 6.2 before 6.6.143; from 6.7 before 6.12.94; from 6.13 before 6.18.36; from 6.19 before 7.0.13; 7.1; 7.1; and 5 more ranges | NVD |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e96e1bc9b4d5450e6c33f078e19a9bc1dda6c0b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d704ee9c7bc68a161684c51a7ac05b446dcf38d4patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/befb8968a2abdfa948d5600ea7f7a509a292a590patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a81e336da685423f5b64aac4d571e63d674c52apatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c38d41134085193efd5b237cf513ad5b3421a60dpatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af1b7699466f6556b351fa25d3dc870abfb5d310patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/65ef7397eb9a296e91839f5fd10be96f23d332e7patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a84b6fedbc97078788be78dbdd7517d143ad1a77patch
- 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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