CVE-2026-31684

// Conceptual PoC to trigger the vulnerability // This requires a setup where tc (traffic control) is configured with act_csum. // The attacker sends a packet with nested VLAN headers that straddle the linear/non-linear boundary. #include <stdio.h> #include <stdlib.h> #include <string.h> #include <unistd.h> #include <sys/socket.h> #include <linux/if_packet.h> #include <linux/if_ether.h> #include <arpa/inet.h> // Function to craft a packet with specific VLAN headers to trigger the bug // Actual exploitation requires precise memory layout control. void trigger_vuln() { int sockfd; struct sockaddr_ll sa; char buffer[1024]; memset(buffer, 0, sizeof(buffer)); // Construct Ethernet header struct ethhdr *eth = (struct ethhdr *)buffer; // ... set MAC addresses ... // Construct Nested VLAN Headers // The goal is to make the inner VLAN header split across pages unsigned short *vlan_ptr = (unsigned short *)(buffer + sizeof(struct ethhdr)); *vlan_ptr = htons(ETH_P_8021Q); // Outer VLAN // ... fill rest to create the specific layout ... sockfd = socket(AF_PACKET, SOCK_RAW, htons(ETH_P_ALL)); // ... sendto logic ... close(sockfd); } int main() { printf("Attempting to trigger CVE-2026-31684...\n"); trigger_vuln(); return 0; }

{"cve": {"id": "CVE-2026-31684", "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "published": "2026-04-25T09:16:02.163", "lastModified": "2026-05-06T21:11:34.630", "vulnStatus": "Analyzed", "cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: sched: act_csum: validate nested VLAN headers\n\ntcf_csum_act() walks nested VLAN headers directly from skb->data when an\nskb still carries in-payload VLAN tags. The current code reads\nvlan->h_vlan_encapsulated_proto and then pulls VLAN_HLEN bytes without\nfirst ensuring that the full VLAN header is present in the linear area.\n\nIf only part of an inner VLAN header is linearized, accessing\nh_vlan_encapsulated_proto reads past the linear area, and the following\nskb_pull(VLAN_HLEN) may violate skb invariants.\n\nFix this by requiring pskb_may_pull(skb, VLAN_HLEN) before accessing and\npulling each nested VLAN header. If the header still is not fully\navailable, drop the packet through the existing error path."}], "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"source": "[email protected]", "type": "Primary", "cvssData": {"version": "3.1", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "baseScore": 5.5, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "attackVector": "LOCAL", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "userInteraction": "NONE", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH"}, "exploitabilityScore": 1.8, "impactScore": 3.6}]}, "weaknesses": [{"source": "[email protected]", "type": "Primary", "description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "NVD-CWE-noinfo"}]}], "configurations": [{"nodes": [{"operator": "OR", "negate": false, "cpeMatch": [{"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "4.19.99", "versionEndExcluding": "4.20", "matchCriteriaId": "97340910-B0B6-42CC-B4FA-E277DFB61C71"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "5.1", "versionEndExcluding": "6.6.136", "matchCriteriaId": "B28CAC2A-4B06-4D07-8736-82E515099010"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.7", "versionEndExcluding": "6.12.83", "matchCriteriaId": "7F0AE5B5-23AC-4DCC-B37A-51CA1DAE7BA8"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.13", "versionEndExcluding": "6.18.24", "matchCriteriaId": "8126B8B8-6D0B-4443-86C1-672AEE893555"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.19", "versionEndExcluding": "6.19.14", "matchCriteriaId": "D6A8A074-BBF4-4803-ABED-519A839435BB"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "F253B622-8837-4245-BCE5-A7BF8FC76A16"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "4AE85AD8-4641-4E7C-A2F4-305E2CD9EE64"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "F666C8D8-6538-46D4-B318-87610DE64C34"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "02259FDA-961B-47BC-AE7F-93D7EC6E90C2"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "58A9FEFF-C040-420D-8F0A-BFDAAA1DF258"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "1D2315C0-D46F-4F85-9754-F9E5E11374A6"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "512EE3A8-A590-4501-9A94-5D4B268D6138"}]}]}], "references": [{"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d165d975305cf76ff0b10a3c798fb31e5f5f9a5", "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"]}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a69738efea0996d05a3c7d2178551b891744df1b", "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"]}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c842743d073bdd683606cb414eb0ca84465dd834", "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"]}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb3765b90eb8f2a3d6310a80c14a9e57ec4267a2", "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"]}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec4930979b3f7bbeb7af5744599fc6603a4dba62", "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"]}]}}