CVE-2025-68363

Linux Kernel 5.12.0-6.1.159 to 6.18.0-6.18.1 - DoS via BPF_MTU_CHK_SEGS Flag

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Check skb->transport_header is set in bpf_skb_check_mtu The bpf_skb_check_mtu helper needs to use skb->transport_header when the BPF_MTU_CHK_SEGS flag is used: bpf_skb_check_mtu(skb, ifindex, &mtu_len, 0, BPF_MTU_CHK_SEGS) The transport_header is not always set. There is a WARN_ON_ONCE report when CONFIG_DEBUG_NET is enabled + skb->gso_size is set + bpf_prog_test_run is used: WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 2216 at ./include/linux/skbuff.h:3071 skb_gso_validate_network_len bpf_skb_check_mtu bpf_prog_3920e25740a41171_tc_chk_segs_flag # A test in the next patch bpf_test_run bpf_prog_test_run_skb For a normal ingress skb (not test_run), skb_reset_transport_header is performed but there is plan to avoid setting it as described in commit 2170a1f09148 ("net: no longer reset transport_header in __netif_receive_skb_core()"). This patch fixes the bpf helper by checking skb_transport_header_was_set(). The check is done just before skb->transport_header is used, to avoid breaking the existing bpf prog. The WARN_ON_ONCE is limited to bpf_prog_test_run, so targeting bpf-next.

Scores

EPSS 0.0005
EPSS Percentile 15.3%

Details

Status published
Products (19)
linux/Kernel 5.12.0 - 6.1.160linux
linux/Kernel 6.13.0 - 6.17.13linux
linux/Kernel 6.18.0 - 6.18.2linux
linux/Kernel 6.2.0 - 6.6.120linux
linux/Kernel 6.7.0 - 6.12.63linux
Linux/Linux < 5.12
Linux/Linux 34b2021cc61642d61c3cf943d9e71925b827941b - 1c30e4afc5507f0069cc09bd561e510e4d97fbf7
Linux/Linux 34b2021cc61642d61c3cf943d9e71925b827941b - 30ce906557a21adef4cba5901c8e995dc18263a9
Linux/Linux 34b2021cc61642d61c3cf943d9e71925b827941b - 942268e2726ac7f16e3ec49dbfbbbe7cf5af9da5
Linux/Linux 34b2021cc61642d61c3cf943d9e71925b827941b - 97b876fa88322625228792cf7a5fd77531815a80
... and 9 more
Published Dec 24, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026