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