UBUNTU-CVE-2026-31700

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Published: 01 May 2026, 14:16
Last modified:04 Jun 2026, 17:59

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
31/100
CVSS Score
7.8 HIGH
3.1 (osv_ubuntu)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

01 May 2026, 14:16
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
04 Jun 2026, 17:59
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/packet: fix TOCTOU race on mmap'd vnet_hdr in tpacket_snd() In tpacket_snd(), when PACKET_VNET_HDR is enabled, vnet_hdr points directly into the mmap'd TX ring buffer shared with userspace. The kernel validates the header via __packet_snd_vnet_parse() but then re-reads all fields later in virtio_net_hdr_to_skb(). A concurrent userspace thread can modify the vnet_hdr fields between validation and use, bypassing all safety checks. The non-TPACKET path (packet_snd()) already correctly copies vnet_hdr to a stack-local variable. All other vnet_hdr consumers in the kernel (tun.c, tap.c, virtio_net.c) also use stack copies. The TPACKET TX path is the only caller of virtio_net_hdr_to_skb() that reads directly from user-controlled shared memory. Fix this by copying vnet_hdr from the mmap'd ring buffer to a stack-local variable before validation and use, consistent with the approach used in packet_snd() and all other callers.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1HIGHScore: 7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Systems

  • ubuntulinux

    all | all | all | all | all

  • ubuntulinux-allwinner-5.19

    all

  • ubuntulinux-aws

    all | all | all | all | all

  • ubuntulinux-aws-5.0

    all

  • ubuntulinux-aws-5.11

    all

  • ubuntulinux-aws-5.13

    all

  • ubuntulinux-aws-5.15

    all

  • ubuntulinux-aws-5.19

    all

  • ubuntulinux-aws-5.3

    all

  • ubuntulinux-aws-5.4

    all

  • ubuntulinux-aws-5.8

    all

  • ubuntulinux-aws-6.14

    all

  • ubuntulinux-aws-6.17

    all

  • ubuntulinux-aws-6.2

    all

  • ubuntulinux-aws-6.5

    all

  • ubuntulinux-aws-6.8

    all

  • ubuntulinux-aws-fips

    all

  • ubuntulinux-aws-hwe

    all

  • ubuntulinux-azure

    all | all | all | all | all | all

  • ubuntulinux-azure-4.15

    all

  • ubuntulinux-azure-5.11

    all

  • ubuntulinux-azure-5.13

    all

  • ubuntulinux-azure-5.15

    all

  • ubuntulinux-azure-5.19

    all

  • ubuntulinux-azure-5.3

    all

  • ubuntulinux-azure-5.4

    all

  • ubuntulinux-azure-5.8

    all

  • ubuntulinux-azure-6.11

    all

  • ubuntulinux-azure-6.14

    all

  • ubuntulinux-azure-6.17

    all

  • ubuntulinux-azure-6.2

    all

  • ubuntulinux-azure-6.5

    all

  • ubuntulinux-azure-6.8

    all

  • ubuntulinux-azure-edge

    all

  • ubuntulinux-azure-fde

    all | all | all | all | all

  • ubuntulinux-azure-fde-5.15

    all

  • ubuntulinux-azure-fde-5.19

    all

  • ubuntulinux-azure-fde-6.14

    all

  • ubuntulinux-azure-fde-6.17

    all

  • ubuntulinux-azure-fde-6.2

    all

  • ubuntulinux-azure-fde-6.8

    all

  • ubuntulinux-azure-fips

    all

  • ubuntulinux-azure-nvidia

    all

  • ubuntulinux-azure-nvidia-6.14

    all

  • ubuntulinux-bluefield

    all | all

  • ubuntulinux-fips

    all

  • ubuntulinux-gcp

    all | all | all | all | all | all

  • ubuntulinux-gcp-4.15

    all

  • ubuntulinux-gcp-5.11

    all

  • ubuntulinux-gcp-5.13

    all

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References (3)