Bug 2536241 (CVE-2026-90086) - CVE-2026-90086 kernel: xsk: honor XDP_TX_METADATA in zero-copy path
Summary: CVE-2026-90086 kernel: xsk: honor XDP_TX_METADATA in zero-copy path
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-90086
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-09-17 17:05 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-10-13 12:31 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-09-17 17:05:05 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

xsk: honor XDP_TX_METADATA in zero-copy path

The zero-copy path reads TX metadata whenever the UMEM has metadata space,
even if the descriptor does not set XDP_TX_METADATA. Pass descriptor
options through the metadata helpers and ignore metadata unless the option
is set.

This does not fix the existing per-WQE metadata handling for mlx5 MPWQEs.
Only the descriptor that starts a session passes through
xsk_tx_metadata_request() and configures offload state shared by the batch.
Metadata on descriptors joining an open session is therefore not validated
and does not configure its requested offloads. In addition, a non-NULL
metadata pointer from such a descriptor is treated as a timestamp
completion request even when XDP_TXMD_FLAGS_TIMESTAMP is not set, so its
metadata union can be overwritten with an unrequested timestamp. Fixing
mixed metadata states within one MPWQE requires a separate change.


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