Critical severity · published Sep 11, 2026
CVE-2026-81002
xdp: fix zero-copy frame layout
9.8
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
xdp: fix zero-copy frame layout
xdp_convert_zc_to_xdp_frame() clones an XSK packet into an order-0 page
and advertises PAGE_SIZE as its frame size. It allows the copied frame
to occupy the page tail needed by skb_shared_info and records zero
headroom even when metadata separates the frame header from packet data.
An AF_XDP zero-copy packet redirected through cpumap can therefore make
the skb overlap skb_shared_info or place it beyond the allocated page.
Limit the copied layout to SKB_WITH_OVERHEAD(PAGE_SIZE) and include the
metadata length in frame headroom. Redirect callers already handle a
NULL conversion result.
BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in skb_gro_receive
Write of size 4 at addr ffff88800cf37004 by task cpumap/1/map:1/146
Call Trace:
skb_gro_receive (net/core/gro.c:174)
udp_gro_receive (net/ipv4/udp_offload.c:812)
inet_gro_receive (net/ipv4/af_inet.c:1539)
dev_gro_receive (net/core/gro.c:515)
gro_receive_skb (net/core/gro.c:633)
cpu_map_kthread_run (kernel/bpf/cpumap.c:395)
kthread (kernel/kthread.c:436)
ret_from_fork (arch/x86/kernel/process.c:164)
ret_from_fork_asm (arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:255)
Kernel panic - not syncing: KASAN: panic_on_warn set ...
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
b0d1beeff2a97a0cf1965ea8f1d13b8973f22582 before dcb6db9ca6515fcd3e00c93ec5e27dc7a0a7012f; b0d1beeff2a97a0cf1965ea8f1d13b8973f22582 before 22092730129077c302d8c947bbe0876f0280c528; b0d1beeff2a97a0cf1965ea8f1d13b8973f22582 before ced3e18cd9b9caf630aaa1e1eac305f5192ba896; b0d1beeff2a97a0cf1965ea8f1d13b8973f22582 before 6de17275b3ccdf9887568b07e54da2e3597217cf; b0d1beeff2a97a0cf1965ea8f1d13b8973f22582 before 444216dacdbebd3e52d5e704facafbb230da09e9; b0d1beeff2a97a0cf1965ea8f1d13b8973f22582 before 15d1f3c0dbe7a740f779337deb39f23cd8d002c8; +3 more · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-81002
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-81002
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/15d1f3c0dbe7a740f779337deb39f23cd8d002c8
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/22092730129077c302d8c947bbe0876f0280c528
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/444216dacdbebd3e52d5e704facafbb230da09e9
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68d7cc5512238693670fc19c7a615df631e10edf
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6de17275b3ccdf9887568b07e54da2e3597217cf
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/71283aaa6c65b3cec84caf1dc78560985737641f
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