net/iucv: filter frames in afiucv_hs_rcv() by ingress device
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-81003 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | Linux |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-09-11 20:19:08 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-09-14 13:18:54 UTC |
| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/iucv: filter frames in afiucv_hs_rcv() by ingress device afiucv_hs_rcv() selects a socket from iucv_sk_list by matching four 8-byte name fields in the transport header alone. No check is made against the net_device the frame arrived on. This can cause a frame arriving on any netdev to be delivered to an AF_IUCV socket. Three problems follow. First, a frame arriving over HiperSockets can be delivered to a socket bound to the classic z/VM IUCV transport, which has iucv->hs_dev == NULL. iucv_sock_bind() takes the classic path whenever the requested userid matches iucv_userid, even on a guest that also has a HiperSockets device carrying the same identifier. The child socket created by afiucv_hs_callback_syn() for such a match inherits hs_dev = NULL and transport = AF_IUCV_TRANS_HIPER, so the first send() on it returns -ENODEV. The socket delivered to accept() is unusable. Second, a frame arriving on one netdev can be delivered to a socket bound to a different IQD device. Which can lead to - Accept-queue exhaustion (DoS) - Attacker-controlled peer identity in the child socket - Data injection into existing sockets - Fabric noise on the IQD fabric, where bogus replies are sent - killing established connections Third, all AF_IUCV sockets live in init_net, as iucv_sock_alloc() calls sk_alloc(&init_net, ...). But even frames arriving on netdev devices in a namespace can be delivered to an IUCV socket. So a process in an unprivileged user and network namespace holding only the CAP_NET_RAW capability valid within that namespace can send a raw ETH_P_AF_IUCV frame on its own lo device and have it matched against init_net sockets. Fix all three by skipping any socket whose hs_dev does not match the ingress device. A classic z/VM IUCV socket has hs_dev == NULL; the ingress dev is never NULL, so classic sockets are skipped automatically. An unbound HIPER socket also has hs_dev == NULL and is skipped. A bound HIPER socket is only reachable from the exact IQD device it was bound to. Because hs_dev is always a device in init_net (iucv_sock_bind() scans for_each_netdev_rcu(&init_net, ...) exclusively), a frame whose ingress device belongs to another namespace never matches any socket. Note that AF_IUCV over HiperSockets provides no per-connection authentication: no sequence numbers, no TLS, no nonce. The four name fields identifying a connection are exchanged in plaintext on the shared HiperSockets segment (VCHID). Any host on the same HiperSockets segment could spoof any frame type against an existing connection. That is a protocol-level property unchanged by this patch. The fix reduces the attack surface to peers present on the same HiperSockets segment. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 8.1 HIGH from 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.002880000 probability, percentile 0.213200000 (date 2026-09-14)
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | Secondary | 8.1 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H |
| 3.1 | CNA | DECLARED | 8.1 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
AdjacentAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
HighAvailability
HighCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 3881ac441f642d56503818123446f7298442236b 639828ad4d374056167391dbaffd13dd5e5e5ddb git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 3881ac441f642d56503818123446f7298442236b 92e5c281f1caa287bb58292f2687c9e3ff3aa23e git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 3881ac441f642d56503818123446f7298442236b 712330f8a4293cfd97b0d62b7c7dc01862a16b98 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 3881ac441f642d56503818123446f7298442236b 0a5af67e7184c6a0e155c317840bd64b37177af4 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 3881ac441f642d56503818123446f7298442236b dfac2936b83be00035ae176f8252e1c1e1de9207 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 3881ac441f642d56503818123446f7298442236b 8e3763f1ccac3fc395f9af2b87114c023ced8a3f git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 3881ac441f642d56503818123446f7298442236b a7f0130a091724e69827ab58e74777a88747e892 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 3881ac441f642d56503818123446f7298442236b 80230a18c164a4b5bbc048fe2768b219ac17bc5a git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 3.2 | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 3.2 semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 5.10.270 5.10.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 5.15.221 5.15.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.1.188 6.1.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.6.157 6.6.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.12.109 6.12.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.18.50 6.18.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 7.2.4 7.2.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 7.3-rc1 * original_commit_for_fix | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/712330f8a4293cfd97b0d62b7c7dc01862a16b98 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/dfac2936b83be00035ae176f8252e1c1e1de9207 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/80230a18c164a4b5bbc048fe2768b219ac17bc5a | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a5af67e7184c6a0e155c317840bd64b37177af4 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/639828ad4d374056167391dbaffd13dd5e5e5ddb | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/a7f0130a091724e69827ab58e74777a88747e892 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/92e5c281f1caa287bb58292f2687c9e3ff3aa23e | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e3763f1ccac3fc395f9af2b87114c023ced8a3f | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| 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.