Import Source
https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-85448.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/AZL-85448
Upstream
Published
2026-05-01T14:16:19Z
Modified
2026-08-28T17:47:57.987563917Z
Summary
CVE-2026-31700 affecting package kernel for versions less than 6.6.137.1-2
Details

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net/packet: fix TOCTOU race on mmap'd vnethdr in tpacketsnd()

In tpacketsnd(), when PACKETVNETHDR is enabled, vnethdr points directly into the mmap'd TX ring buffer shared with userspace. The kernel validates the header via __packetsndvnetparse() but then re-reads all fields later in virtionethdrtoskb(). A concurrent userspace thread can modify the vnethdr fields between validation and use, bypassing all safety checks.

The non-TPACKET path (packetsnd()) already correctly copies vnethdr to a stack-local variable. All other vnethdr consumers in the kernel (tun.c, tap.c, virtionet.c) also use stack copies. The TPACKET TX path is the only caller of virtionethdrtoskb() that reads directly from user-controlled shared memory.

Fix this by copying vnethdr from the mmap'd ring buffer to a stack-local variable before validation and use, consistent with the approach used in packetsnd() and all other callers.

References

Affected packages

Azure Linux:3 / kernel

Package

Name
kernel
Purl
pkg:rpm/azure-linux/kernel

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.6.137.1-2

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-85448.json"