Bug 2492747 (CVE-2026-53131) - CVE-2026-53131 kernel: netfilter: require Ethernet MAC header before using eth_hdr()
Summary: CVE-2026-53131 kernel: netfilter: require Ethernet MAC header before using et...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-53131
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-06-25 10:03 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-08-26 04:35 UTC (History)
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Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:59723 0 None None None 2026-08-26 04:35:26 UTC

Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-06-25 10:03:37 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

netfilter: require Ethernet MAC header before using eth_hdr()

`ip6t_eui64`, `xt_mac`, the `bitmap:ip,mac`, `hash:ip,mac`, and
`hash:mac` ipset types, and `nf_log_syslog` access `eth_hdr(skb)`
after either assuming that the skb is associated with an Ethernet
device or checking only that the `ETH_HLEN` bytes at
`skb_mac_header(skb)` lie between `skb->head` and `skb->data`.

Make these paths first verify that the skb is associated with an
Ethernet device, that the MAC header was set, and that it spans at
least a full Ethernet header before accessing `eth_hdr(skb)`.

Comment 5 errata-xmlrpc 2026-08-26 04:35:25 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Via RHSA-2026:59723 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:59723


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