Bug 2513365 (CVE-2026-68296) - CVE-2026-68296 kernel: net: gre: fix lltx regression for GRE tunnels with SEQ/CSUM
Summary: CVE-2026-68296 kernel: net: gre: fix lltx regression for GRE tunnels with SEQ...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-68296
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-08-10 12:33 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-08-12 18:49 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-08-10 12:33:22 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net: gre: fix lltx regression for GRE tunnels with SEQ/CSUM

Before commit 00d066a4d4ed ("netdev_features: convert NETIF_F_LLTX to
dev->lltx"), NETIF_F_LLTX was set unconditionally in both
__gre_tunnel_init() and ip6gre_tnl_init_features() alongside
GRE_FEATURES:

    dev->features |= GRE_FEATURES | NETIF_F_LLTX;

When that commit converted NETIF_F_LLTX to the dev->lltx flag, it
placed 'dev->lltx = true' after the SEQ/CSUM early returns instead
of before them. This causes GRE/GRETAP/ip6gre tunnels with SEQ or
CSUM+encap to lose lockless TX, reintroducing _xmit_lock acquisition
around their ndo_start_xmit. Since GRE xmit re-enters the stack via
ip_tunnel_xmit(), holding _xmit_lock risks ABBA deadlock with the
underlay device.

  CPU0                        CPU1
  ----                        ----
  lock(&qdisc_xmit_lock_key#6);
                              lock(&qdisc_xmit_lock_key#3);
                              lock(&qdisc_xmit_lock_key#6);
  lock(&qdisc_xmit_lock_key#3);

Fix by moving dev->lltx = true before the early returns in both
functions, restoring the original unconditional behavior.


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