Bug 2519475 - kernel: packet: use consistent hard_header_len in non-ring send paths
Summary: kernel: packet: use consistent hard_header_len in non-ring send paths
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Status: NEW
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Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-08-19 10:18 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-08-27 12:51 UTC (History)
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System ID Private Priority Status Summary Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:60484 0 None None None 2026-08-27 12:41:06 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:60486 0 None None None 2026-08-27 12:51:58 UTC

Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-08-19 10:18:37 UTC
packet: use consistent hard_header_len in non-ring send paths
packet_snd() reads dev->hard_header_len multiple times while allocating
and constructing an skb. Device reconfiguration can change this value
concurrently, for example through bonding device type changes.

For SOCK_RAW, packet_snd() can save a larger value in reserve and later
allocate headroom using a smaller value. Moving skb->data back by reserve
then places it before skb->head, and the following copy from userspace can
attempt an out-of-bounds write.

packet_sendmsg_spkt() has the same issue because it calculates its
reservation and header offset from separate reads before dropping the RCU
read lock to allocate the skb.

Add LL_RESERVED_SPACE_EX() for callers that already saved a header length.
Read hard_header_len once in packet_snd() and use it for allocation and
construction. In packet_sendmsg_spkt(), preserve the allocation-time value
through the device lookup retry.

The separate SOCK_DGRAM consistency problem between hard_header_len and
header_ops->create is not addressed here.

Comment 4 errata-xmlrpc 2026-08-27 12:41:05 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions

Via RHSA-2026:60484 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60484

Comment 5 errata-xmlrpc 2026-08-27 12:51:57 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support

Via RHSA-2026:60486 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60486


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