Bug 2541113 (CVE-2026-97964) - CVE-2026-97964 kernel: ppp_synctty: ensure a writeable skb header
Summary: CVE-2026-97964 kernel: ppp_synctty: ensure a writeable skb header
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-97964
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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medium
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Reported: 2026-09-25 10:49 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-09-30 04:15 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-09-25 10:49:31 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ppp_synctty: ensure a writeable skb header

ppp_sync_txmunge() checks headroom before prepending the address and
control bytes, but does not ensure that the skb header is writable.
A received skb can reach this function through PPP channel bridging
without passing through ppp_start_xmit(), which calls skb_cow_head().

For example, a PPPoE frame may share its buffer with a clone queued to
an AF_PACKET socket. If it is bridged to a synchronous tty channel, the
address/control bytes can overwrite data still visible to that socket.

Use skb_cow_head() to ensure both sufficient headroom and a writable
header.


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