CVE-2026-31675

HIGH

net/sched: sch_netem: fix out-of-bounds access in packet corruption

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: sch_netem: fix out-of-bounds access in packet corruption In netem_enqueue(), the packet corruption logic uses get_random_u32_below(skb_headlen(skb)) to select an index for modifying skb->data. When an AF_PACKET TX_RING sends fully non-linear packets over an IPIP tunnel, skb_headlen(skb) evaluates to 0. Passing 0 to get_random_u32_below() takes the variable-ceil slow path which returns an unconstrained 32-bit random integer. Using this unconstrained value as an offset into skb->data results in an out-of-bounds memory access. Fix this by verifying skb_headlen(skb) is non-zero before attempting to corrupt the linear data area. Fully non-linear packets will silently bypass the corruption logic.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0013
EPSS Percentile 2.7%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-125
Status published
Products (18)
linux/Kernel 2.6.16 - 6.6.134linux
linux/Kernel 6.13.0 - 6.18.22linux
linux/Kernel 6.19.0 - 6.19.12linux
linux/Kernel 6.7.0 - 6.12.81linux
Linux/Linux < 2.6.16
Linux/Linux 2.6.16
Linux/Linux 6.12.81 - 6.12.*
Linux/Linux 6.18.22 - 6.18.*
Linux/Linux 6.19.12 - 6.19.*
Linux/Linux 6.6.134 - 6.6.*
... and 8 more
Published Apr 25, 2026
Tracked Since Apr 25, 2026