CVE-2026-45844

netfilter: arp_tables: fix IEEE1394 ARP payload parsing

Published May 27, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

netfilter: arp_tables: fix IEEE1394 ARP payload parsing

Weiming Shi says:

"arp_packet_match() unconditionally parses the ARP payload assuming two
hardware addresses are present (source and target). However,
IPv4-over-IEEE1394 ARP (RFC 2734) omits the target hardware address
field, and arp_hdr_len() already accounts for this by returning a
shorter length for ARPHRD_IEEE1394 devices.

As a result, on IEEE1394 interfaces arp_packet_match() advances past a
nonexistent target hardware address and reads the wrong bytes for both
the target device address comparison and the target IP address. This
causes arptables rules to match against garbage data, leading to
incorrect filtering decisions: packets that should be accepted may be
dropped and vice versa.

The ARP stack in net/ipv4/arp.c (arp_create and arp_process) already
handles this correctly by skipping the target hardware address for
ARPHRD_IEEE1394. Apply the same pattern to arp_packet_match()."

Mangle the original patch to always return 0 (no match) in case user
matches on the target hardware address which is never present in
IEEE1394.

Note that this returns 0 (no match) for either normal and inverse match
because matching in the target hardware address in ARPHRD_IEEE1394 has
never been supported by arptables. This is intentional, matching on the
target hardware address should never evaluate true for ARPHRD_IEEE1394.

Moreover, adjust arpt_mangle to drop the packet too as AI suggests:

In arpt_mangle, the logic assumes a standard ARP layout. Because
IEEE1394 (FireWire) omits the target hardware address, the linear
pointer arithmetic miscalculates the offset for the target IP address.
This causes mangling operations to write to the wrong location, leading
to packet corruption. To ensure safety, this patch drops packets
(NF_DROP) when mangling is requested for these fields on IEEE1394
devices, as the current implementation cannot correctly map the FireWire
ARP payload.

This omits both mangling target hardware and IP address. Even if IP
address mangling should be possible in IEEE1394, this would require
to adjust arpt_mangle offset calculation, which has never been
supported.

Based on patch from Weiming Shi <bestswngs@gmail.com>.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4664-1 linux security update
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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-20
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Weaknesses CWE-125
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-20
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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: arp_tables: fix IEEE1394 ARP payload parsing Weiming Shi says: "arp_packet_match() unconditionally parses the ARP payload assuming two hardware addresses are present (source and target). However, IPv4-over-IEEE1394 ARP (RFC 2734) omits the target hardware address field, and arp_hdr_len() already accounts for this by returning a shorter length for ARPHRD_IEEE1394 devices. As a result, on IEEE1394 interfaces arp_packet_match() advances past a nonexistent target hardware address and reads the wrong bytes for both the target device address comparison and the target IP address. This causes arptables rules to match against garbage data, leading to incorrect filtering decisions: packets that should be accepted may be dropped and vice versa. The ARP stack in net/ipv4/arp.c (arp_create and arp_process) already handles this correctly by skipping the target hardware address for ARPHRD_IEEE1394. Apply the same pattern to arp_packet_match()." Mangle the original patch to always return 0 (no match) in case user matches on the target hardware address which is never present in IEEE1394. Note that this returns 0 (no match) for either normal and inverse match because matching in the target hardware address in ARPHRD_IEEE1394 has never been supported by arptables. This is intentional, matching on the target hardware address should never evaluate true for ARPHRD_IEEE1394. Moreover, adjust arpt_mangle to drop the packet too as AI suggests: In arpt_mangle, the logic assumes a standard ARP layout. Because IEEE1394 (FireWire) omits the target hardware address, the linear pointer arithmetic miscalculates the offset for the target IP address. This causes mangling operations to write to the wrong location, leading to packet corruption. To ensure safety, this patch drops packets (NF_DROP) when mangling is requested for these fields on IEEE1394 devices, as the current implementation cannot correctly map the FireWire ARP payload. This omits both mangling target hardware and IP address. Even if IP address mangling should be possible in IEEE1394, this would require to adjust arpt_mangle offset calculation, which has never been supported. Based on patch from Weiming Shi <bestswngs@gmail.com>.
Title netfilter: arp_tables: fix IEEE1394 ARP payload parsing
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Linux
Published
Updated
Nov 6, 2026, 3:42 PM
Reserved
May 13, 2026, 3:03 PM
Status
Modified
Published
May 27, 2026, 11:16 AM
Modified
Nov 6, 2026, 4:18 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
May 27, 2026, 12:00 AM