net/openvswitch: check Ethernet header length in key_extract()
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-74701 |
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | Linux |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-08-22 16:16:44 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-08-22 16:16:44 UTC |
| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net/openvswitch: check Ethernet header length in key_extract()
When a packet arrives on an ARPHRD_NONE device (e.g. TUN),
ovs_flow_key_extract() trusts the user-provided skb->protocol field: if
it is ETH_P_TEB, the packet is classified as MAC_PROTO_ETHERNET and
key_extract() is called without ensuring the skb has ETH_HLEN (14) bytes
of linear data. key_extract() unconditionally pulls 2 * ETH_ALEN bytes
for MAC addresses and parse_ethertype() pulls 2 more, either of which
triggers a kernel BUG in __skb_pull() when the linear area is too small.
kernel BUG at include/linux/skbuff.h:2848!
RIP: 0010:key_extract+0xa7e/0xd90 net/openvswitch/flow.c:933
ovs_flow_key_extract+0x419/0xa70
ovs_vport_receive+0x222/0x390
netdev_frame_hook+0x3e0/0x630
tun_get_user+0x2d0c/0x38e0
Fixed by calling check_header() in key_extract() before accessing the
Ethernet header. |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected 217ac77a3c2524d999730b2a80b61fcc2d0f734a e85278afd4890dd190ba3c7a1b1a712b801c9fe1 git |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected 217ac77a3c2524d999730b2a80b61fcc2d0f734a 81f9b09f0ea3ba9ab966dd17e9f32625a14555e9 git |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected 217ac77a3c2524d999730b2a80b61fcc2d0f734a 831471718f6e19aed1a330b03b53190a90e06466 git |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected 217ac77a3c2524d999730b2a80b61fcc2d0f734a d8bea341b183190ce6c055ab0e64ab78eb9a7290 git |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected 217ac77a3c2524d999730b2a80b61fcc2d0f734a 0b60b55652ba772b173dddc63f3851e1d2dd5927 git |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected 217ac77a3c2524d999730b2a80b61fcc2d0f734a a8139285c8925efe59af28a9169bb2fda91bff15 git |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected 217ac77a3c2524d999730b2a80b61fcc2d0f734a 9b8cfbb58b85bfa7a78fac47fdc77396cd01f699 git |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected 217ac77a3c2524d999730b2a80b61fcc2d0f734a cf6f8b29befb92173659bcef6a441d274947bfae git |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected 4.10 |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 4.10 semver |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 5.10.265 5.10.* semver |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 5.15.216 5.15.* semver |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 6.1.183 6.1.* semver |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 6.6.152 6.6.* semver |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 6.12.104 6.12.* semver |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 6.18.45 6.18.* semver |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 7.1.9 7.1.* semver |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 7.2 * original_commit_for_fix |
Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf6f8b29befb92173659bcef6a441d274947bfae |
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 |
git.kernel.org |
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| git.kernel.org/stable/c/d8bea341b183190ce6c055ab0e64ab78eb9a7290 |
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 |
git.kernel.org |
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| git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b8cfbb58b85bfa7a78fac47fdc77396cd01f699 |
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 |
git.kernel.org |
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| git.kernel.org/stable/c/831471718f6e19aed1a330b03b53190a90e06466 |
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 |
git.kernel.org |
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| git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b60b55652ba772b173dddc63f3851e1d2dd5927 |
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 |
git.kernel.org |
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| git.kernel.org/stable/c/81f9b09f0ea3ba9ab966dd17e9f32625a14555e9 |
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 |
git.kernel.org |
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| git.kernel.org/stable/c/a8139285c8925efe59af28a9169bb2fda91bff15 |
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 |
git.kernel.org |
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| git.kernel.org/stable/c/e85278afd4890dd190ba3c7a1b1a712b801c9fe1 |
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 |
git.kernel.org |
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| CVE Program record |
CVE.ORG |
www.cve.org |
canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail |
NVD |
nvd.nist.gov |
canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.