CVE-2026-31675: net/sched: sch_netem: fix out-of-bounds access in packet corruption
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: sch_netem: fix out-of-bounds access in packet corruption In netem_enqueue(), the packet corruption logic uses get_random_u32_below(skb_headlen(skb)) to select an index for modifying skb->data. When an AF_PACKET TX_RING sends fully non-linear packets over an IPIP tunnel, skb_headlen(skb) evaluates to 0. Passing 0 to get_random_u32_below() takes the variable-ceil slow path which returns an unconstrained 32-bit random integer. Using this unconstrained value as an offset into skb->data results in an out-of-bounds memory access. Fix this by verifying skb_headlen(skb) is non-zero before attempting to corrupt the linear data area. Fully non-linear packets will silently bypass the corruption logic.
Metrics
- CVSS v3.1
- 7.8
- Severity
- HIGH
- Fixed in
- 0
- Affected Products
- 2
Fix available
- Linux / Linux< a14b56863348686dd0387eea8ce66b85cf455908 (from c865e5d99e25a171e8262fc0f7ba608568633c64) · < 13a66ca1e235d4bcd53d12d4c68490cad7f8e46f (from c865e5d99e25a171e8262fc0f7ba608568633c64) · < 3a2999704ac36cfb4041fed3652d26a3373e8d12 (from c865e5d99e25a171e8262fc0f7ba608568633c64) · < 4fd258e281fa8bc15e9ce2c7691941537e9258ad (from c865e5d99e25a171e8262fc0f7ba608568633c64) · < d64cb81dcbd54927515a7f65e5e24affdc73c14b (from c865e5d99e25a171e8262fc0f7ba608568633c64)
- Linux / Linux2.6.16Fixed in 0, 6.6.134, 6.12.81, 6.18.22, 6.19.12, 7.0
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H