Critical severity · published Aug 22, 2026
CVE-2026-74616
xdp: reject clones that overrun skb_shared_info tailroom
9.8
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
xdp: reject clones that overrun skb_shared_info tailroom
xdpf_clone() clones broadcast copies into a single page and sets
frame_sz to PAGE_SIZE. __xdp_build_skb_from_frame() later treats that
page like a normal XDP frame and expects the usual skb_shared_info
tailroom at the end of the buffer.
The current check only rejects frames whose linear xdp_frame header,
headroom, and packet data exceed PAGE_SIZE. A source frame backed by a
larger allocation can still satisfy that check while extending into the
clone's required shared-info area. When such a clone is converted back
into an skb, build_skb_around() places skb_shared_info over live packet
bytes and later writes can corrupt XDP return metadata.
Reject clones unless their linear area fits inside
SKB_WITH_OVERHEAD(PAGE_SIZE), matching the tailroom requirement already
enforced by the XDP-to-skb conversion path.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 44% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Linux · Linux
e624d4ed4aa8cc3c69d1359b0aaea539203ed266 before 58408982fa39f9758124cec169f42854d6f98f35; e624d4ed4aa8cc3c69d1359b0aaea539203ed266 before 685edea27ac68d08fe4dbd3de74b858d2ad8e830; e624d4ed4aa8cc3c69d1359b0aaea539203ed266 before ba13763d667e008e185fedf592d53846a5b457d1; e624d4ed4aa8cc3c69d1359b0aaea539203ed266 before ef4b7c7046d29a67090de15af0da0d1ae8d1b192; e624d4ed4aa8cc3c69d1359b0aaea539203ed266 before fab820f1691a9e26d9031f18aae1e9ce09078f92; e624d4ed4aa8cc3c69d1359b0aaea539203ed266 before f463b6f4957c9c3fd1c75f8d3e5af4879fa609c0; +2 more · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-74616
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-74616
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/58408982fa39f9758124cec169f42854d6f98f35
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/685edea27ac68d08fe4dbd3de74b858d2ad8e830
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba13763d667e008e185fedf592d53846a5b457d1
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e48e8edbef2eb824201495daa5234560f632b23c
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef4b7c7046d29a67090de15af0da0d1ae8d1b192
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f463b6f4957c9c3fd1c75f8d3e5af4879fa609c0
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