High severity · published May 1, 2026
CVE-2026-31700
net/packet: fix TOCTOU race on mmap'd vnet_hdr in tpacket_snd()
7.8
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net/packet: fix TOCTOU race on mmap'd vnet_hdr in tpacket_snd()
In tpacket_snd(), when PACKET_VNET_HDR is enabled, vnet_hdr points
directly into the mmap'd TX ring buffer shared with userspace. The
kernel validates the header via __packet_snd_vnet_parse() but then
re-reads all fields later in virtio_net_hdr_to_skb(). A concurrent
userspace thread can modify the vnet_hdr fields between validation
and use, bypassing all safety checks.
The non-TPACKET path (packet_snd()) already correctly copies vnet_hdr
to a stack-local variable. All other vnet_hdr consumers in the kernel
(tun.c, tap.c, virtio_net.c) also use stack copies. The TPACKET TX
path is the only caller of virtio_net_hdr_to_skb() that reads directly
from user-controlled shared memory.
Fix this by copying vnet_hdr from the mmap'd ring buffer to a
stack-local variable before validation and use, consistent with the
approach used in packet_snd() and all other callers.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 1% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
4.6 before 6.6.136; 6.7 before 6.12.84; 6.13 before 6.18.25; 6.19 before 7.0.2; 7.1; 7.1 · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Linux
1d036d25e5609ba73fee6a88db01c306b140d512 before 0f4c9754956b86de158a4af5278c5cf5bda9439e; 1d036d25e5609ba73fee6a88db01c306b140d512 before 714aa973da8163925eda7efd49361ccbee21ee46; 1d036d25e5609ba73fee6a88db01c306b140d512 before 1490f82353bdabc09265a74e645b07f05cf4188e; 1d036d25e5609ba73fee6a88db01c306b140d512 before 74e2db36fe50e3ad9d5300d7fd0e6e2a15a6d121; 1d036d25e5609ba73fee6a88db01c306b140d512 before 3a1bf9116ea31470b89692585c3910dfe830dcdd; 1d036d25e5609ba73fee6a88db01c306b140d512 before 28324a3b62d9ce7f9bdd65a8ce63f382041d1b27; +3 more · source: vendor
SS
SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP · Siemens
V3.1.6; V3.1.7; V3.1.6; V3.1.7 · source: CISA
SS
SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP · Siemens
V3.1.6; V3.1.7; V3.1.6; V3.1.7 · source: CISA
SS
SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystem · Siemens
0 · source: CISA
SS
SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP · Siemens
V3.1.6; V3.1.7 · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-31700
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-31700
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f4c9754956b86de158a4af5278c5cf5bda9439e
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1490f82353bdabc09265a74e645b07f05cf4188e
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/28324a3b62d9ce7f9bdd65a8ce63f382041d1b27
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2c054e17d9d41f1020376806c7f750834ced4dc5
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a1bf9116ea31470b89692585c3910dfe830dcdd
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/48a6ef291a17639e1b6ae0fbe9c8b2bb87d7804b
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