CVE-2026-80905

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When the dissector hits case ETH_P_8021Q, it\nreads a struct vlan_hdr at the current nhoff via __skb_header_pointer(),\nbut that offset contains the inner protocol header (e.g. an IP header).\nThe bytes are misinterpreted as a VLAN header, yielding a garbage\nencapsulated EtherType that matches no known protocol. The dissector\nreturns false, so skb_probe_transport_header() never calls\nskb_set_transport_header(), leaving transport_header at its uninitialized\nsentinel value (~0U).\n\nMove skb_set_network_header() to after skb_probe_transport_header(). At\nthe time skb_probe_transport_header() is called, network_header still\npoints to the VLAN header (offset ETH_HLEN), so nhoff is correct and the\nflow dissector can parse the VLAN header, extract the inner EtherType,\nand advance nhoff to the inner protocol header, allowing transport_header\nto be set correctly."}], "affected": [{"product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "unaffected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": ["drivers/net/tap.c"], "versions": [{"version": "8c76e77f9069f10505c08e02646c3ee11ad79038", "lessThan": "a8f49e83e4447b885376e6a937d62df883cc8824", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}, {"version": "8c76e77f9069f10505c08e02646c3ee11ad79038", "lessThan": "c0376820922d255ae1d103c32345a6ec4c3266f7", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}, {"version": "8c76e77f9069f10505c08e02646c3ee11ad79038", "lessThan": "f1d297cad5c1eacd9fadfd0346ad97405ffbf97c", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}, {"version": "8c76e77f9069f10505c08e02646c3ee11ad79038", "lessThan": "5ffaa5d7f56ab24a8e23cf131eadfef31a3bbc4b", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}, {"version": "8c76e77f9069f10505c08e02646c3ee11ad79038", "lessThan": "88b79ac89ecc04d7f2613f7e1c0b46f0c4ddb2f3", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}, {"version": "8c76e77f9069f10505c08e02646c3ee11ad79038", "lessThan": "cbb35cbe8db268fefe34c23df15348cf99025298", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}, {"version": "3cae5ef1f37a475faf7c40bc6a3c170779f3e0b1", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}, {"version": "4.20.1", "lessThan": "4.21", "status": "affected", "versionType": "semver"}]}, {"product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "affected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": ["drivers/net/tap.c"], "versions": [{"version": "5.0", "status": "affected"}, {"version": "0", "lessThan": "5.0", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "6.1.191", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.1.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "6.6.160", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.6.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "6.12.114", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.12.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "6.18.46", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.18.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "7.1.10", "lessThanOrEqual": "7.1.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "7.2", "lessThanOrEqual": "*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"}]}], "cpeApplicability": [{"nodes": [{"operator": "OR", "negate": false, "cpeMatch": [{"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "5.0", "versionEndExcluding": "6.1.191"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "5.0", "versionEndExcluding": "6.6.160"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "5.0", "versionEndExcluding": "6.12.114"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "5.0", "versionEndExcluding": "6.18.46"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "5.0", "versionEndExcluding": "7.1.10"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "5.0", "versionEndExcluding": "7.2"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "4.20.1"}]}]}], "references": [{"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a8f49e83e4447b885376e6a937d62df883cc8824"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c0376820922d255ae1d103c32345a6ec4c3266f7"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1d297cad5c1eacd9fadfd0346ad97405ffbf97c"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5ffaa5d7f56ab24a8e23cf131eadfef31a3bbc4b"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88b79ac89ecc04d7f2613f7e1c0b46f0c4ddb2f3"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cbb35cbe8db268fefe34c23df15348cf99025298"}], "title": "net: tap: fix wrong transport_header when sending VLAN-tagged frame", "x_generator": {"engine": "bippy-1.2.0"}}}}

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