Bug 2502444 (CVE-2026-63994) - CVE-2026-63994 kernel: tunnels: load network headers after skb_cow() in iptunnel_pmtud_build_icmp[v6]()
Summary: CVE-2026-63994 kernel: tunnels: load network headers after skb_cow() in iptun...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-63994
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-07-19 16:08 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-07-21 14:45 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-07-19 16:08:31 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

tunnels: load network headers after skb_cow() in iptunnel_pmtud_build_icmp[v6]()

Sashiko found that iptunnel_pmtud_build_icmp() and
iptunnel_pmtud_build_icmpv6() were caching ip_hdr() and ipv6_hdr()
before an skb_cow() call which can reallocate skb->head.

Fix this possible UAF by initializing the local variables
after the skb_cow() call.

Remove skb_reset_network_header() calls which were not needed.

Comment 1 Mauro Matteo Cascella 2026-07-21 14:43:38 UTC
Upstream advisory:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026071905-CVE-2026-63994-97bf@gregkh/T


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