Bug 2464395 (CVE-2026-43036)

Summary:	CVE-2026-43036 kernel: net: use skb_header_pointer() for TCPv4 GSO frag_off check
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Product Security <prodsec-ir-bot>
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Doc Text:	A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's networking subsystem. An attacker injecting specially crafted packets through PF_PACKET paths could trigger an uninitialized value read when processing TCPv4 Generic Segmentation Offload (GSO) packets. This vulnerability, specifically in the `gso_features_check()` function, could lead to information disclosure due to unsafe direct dereference of IPv4 header offsets.	Story Points:	---
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-05-01 15:04:20 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net: use skb_header_pointer() for TCPv4 GSO frag_off check

Syzbot reported a KMSAN uninit-value warning in gso_features_check()
called from netif_skb_features() [1].

gso_features_check() reads iph->frag_off to decide whether to clear
mangleid_features. Accessing the IPv4 header via ip_hdr()/inner_ip_hdr()
can rely on skb header offsets that are not always safe for direct
dereference on packets injected from PF_PACKET paths.

Use skb_header_pointer() for the TCPv4 frag_off check so the header read
is robust whether data is already linear or needs copying.

[1] https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=1543a7d954d9c6d00407

Comment 1 Keith Grant 2026-05-01 17:45:08 UTC

Upstream advisory:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026050102-CVE-2026-43036-1ff1@gregkh/T