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Linux Kernel CVE-2026-43036

| EUVD-2026-26635 MEDIUM
Use of Uninitialized Resource (CWE-908)
2026-05-01 Linux
5.5
CVSS 3.1
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CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

5
Analysis Generated
May 08, 2026 - 18:52 vuln.today
CVSS changed
May 08, 2026 - 18:52 NVD
5.5 (MEDIUM)
EUVD ID Assigned
May 01, 2026 - 15:00 euvd
EUVD-2026-26635
CVE Published
May 01, 2026 - 14:15 nvd
MEDIUM 5.5
CVE Published
May 01, 2026 - 14:15 nvd
N/A

DescriptionNVD

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

net: use skb_header_pointer() for TCPv4 GSO frag_off check

Syzbot reported a KMSAN uninit-value warning in gso_features_check() called from netif_skb_features() [1].

gso_features_check() reads iph->frag_off to decide whether to clear mangleid_features. Accessing the IPv4 header via ip_hdr()/inner_ip_hdr() can rely on skb header offsets that are not always safe for direct dereference on packets injected from PF_PACKET paths.

Use skb_header_pointer() for the TCPv4 frag_off check so the header read is robust whether data is already linear or needs copying.

[1] https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=1543a7d954d9c6d00407

AnalysisAI

Linux kernel GSO feature check reads uninitialized IPv4 header data when processing packets from PF_PACKET paths, causing kernel memory disclosure or denial of service. The vulnerability affects multiple kernel versions before 6.12.81, 6.19.12, and 7.0, and requires local user access to trigger via raw packet injection.

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CVE-2026-43036 vulnerability details – vuln.today

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