CVE-2026-72296

NameCVE-2026-72296
DescriptionIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ife: require ETH_HLEN to be pullable in ife_decode() ife decode may return after making only the outer IFE header and metadata pullable. The caller then passes the decapsulated packet to eth_type_trans(), which expects the inner Ethernet header to be accessible from the linear data area. With a malformed IFE frame, the inner Ethernet header may still be shorter than ETH_HLEN in the linear area, which can lead to a crash in the original code. Fix this by extending the pull check in ife_decode() so that the inner Ethernet header is also guaranteed to be pullable before returning.
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Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
linux (PTS)bookworm6.1.176-1vulnerable
bookworm (security)6.1.180-1fixed
trixie6.12.94-1vulnerable
trixie (security)6.12.107-1fixed
forky7.1.12-1fixed
sid7.1.13-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
linuxsourcebullseye5.10.262-1
linuxsourcebookworm6.1.180-1
linuxsourcetrixie6.12.100-1
linuxsource(unstable)7.1.5-1

Notes

https://git.kernel.org/linus/9406f6012b7343661efb516a11c62d4db2b62f75 (7.2-rc1)

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