Unscored severity · published Oct 23, 2026
CVE-2026-99066
can: dev: init_can_skb(): restore skb header initialization
New
–
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
can: dev: init_can_skb(): restore skb header initialization
Commit 9f10374bb024 ("can: remove private CAN skb headroom infrastructure")
removed the skb_reset_mac_header()/skb_reset_network_header()/
skb_reset_transport_header() calls from init_can_skb(). As a result, RX
skbs from alloc_can_skb() and friends again carry mac_header = 0xFFFF.
When such an skb reaches packet_rcv_spkt() (SOCK_PACKET), the push length
calculation overflows and triggers skb_under_panic -> kernel BUG -> full
machine panic.
The same issue was originally reported in 2014 on linux-can and fixed by
commit 969439016d2c ("can: add missing initialisations in CAN related
skbuffs"). packet_rcv_spkt() itself has never been hardened: only
packet_rcv() and tpacket_rcv() gained dev_has_header() checks in
commit d549699048b4 ("net/packet: fix packet receive on L3 devices
without visible hard header").
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 5% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Linux · Linux
9f10374bb024593a611e6845847f0444841a231b before 8078375dfd0baecd9f1b7b06bb2d6f88d7cb8632; 9f10374bb024593a611e6845847f0444841a231b before 0a04c0cb8606ff88399489d03ef255afe90d0d5f; 7.0 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-99066
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-99066
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a04c0cb8606ff88399489d03ef255afe90d0d5f
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8078375dfd0baecd9f1b7b06bb2d6f88d7cb8632
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