Critical severity · published Jun 25, 2026
CVE-2026-53131
netfilter: require Ethernet MAC header before using eth_hdr()
9.4
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: require Ethernet MAC header before using eth_hdr() `ip6t_eui64`, `xt_mac`, the `bitmap:ip,mac`, `hash:ip,mac`, and `hash:mac` ipset types, and `nf_log_syslog` access `eth_hdr(skb)` after either assuming that the skb is associated with an Ethernet device or checking only that the `ETH_HLEN` bytes at `skb_mac_header(skb)` lie between `skb->head` and `skb->data`. Make these paths first verify that the skb is associated with an Ethernet device, that the MAC header was set, and that it spans at least a full Ethernet header before accessing `eth_hdr(skb)`.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
Low
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 38% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
2.6.12.1 before 5.15.210; 5.16 before 6.1.176; 6.2 before 6.6.143; 6.7 before 6.12.94; 6.13 before 6.18.36; 6.19 before 7.0.13; +5 more · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Linux
1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before 4435888e1bf139d2bfe5911643d4217382136743; 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before 063f43361e884acd7300790e90194430275d0d0c; 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before 726abf97566867f808fec9d8a408eb9698bd570a; 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before 367abcacc13a8e2e7624408b7f593bd1e60e49d9; 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before 5d634afb8b83b49de562792fd0d047416a43bd4d; 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before cea435ea7e868ea6fdf039bc4f2090c1d829b556; +2 more · source: vendor