In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xdp: reject clones that overrun skb_shared_info tailroom xdpf_clone…
CVE-2026-74616 · published 22 Aug 2026
How serious is it
- Severity: critical, CVSS score 9.8 out of 10.
- No exploit prediction (EPSS) score yet.
- Not on the CISA list of exploited vulnerabilities.
- No public exploit in Exploit-DB.
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Who is affected
- Linux Linux: 5.14
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How to fix
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The advisory
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
xdp: reject clones that overrun skb_shared_info tailroom
xdpf_clone() clones broadcast copies into a single page and sets
frame_sz to PAGE_SIZE. __xdp_build_skb_from_frame() later treats that
page like a normal XDP frame and expects the usual skb_shared_info
tailroom at the end of the buffer.
The current check only rejects frames whose linear xdp_frame header,
headroom, and packet data exceed PAGE_SIZE. A source frame backed by a
larger allocation can still satisfy that check while extending into the
clone's required shared-info area. When such a clone is converted back
into an skb, build_skb_around() places skb_shared_info over live packet
bytes and later writes can corrupt XDP return metadata.
Reject clones unless their linear area fits inside
SKB_WITH_OVERHEAD(PAGE_SIZE), matching the tailroom requirement already
enforced by the XDP-to-skb conversion path.
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References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/58408982fa39f9758124cec169f42854d6f98f35
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/685edea27ac68d08fe4dbd3de74b858d2ad8e830
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba13763d667e008e185fedf592d53846a5b457d1
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/e48e8edbef2eb824201495daa5234560f632b23c
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef4b7c7046d29a67090de15af0da0d1ae8d1b192
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f463b6f4957c9c3fd1c75f8d3e5af4879fa609c0
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/fab820f1691a9e26d9031f18aae1e9ce09078f92
Merged from NVD. Last updated 24 Oct 2026. All vulnerabilities · RSS · JSON