--- id: CVE-2026-53131 title: |- In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: require Ethernet MAC header before using eth_hdr() `ip6t_eui64`, `xt_mac`, the `bitmap:ip,mac`, `hash:ip,mac`, and `hash:mac` ipset types, and `nf_log_syslo… summary: |- In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: require Ethernet MAC header before using eth_hdr() `ip6t_eui64`, `xt_mac`, the `bitmap:ip,mac`, `hash:ip,mac`, and `hash:mac` ipset types, and `nf_log_syslo… severity: critical cvss: 9.4 cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H' cwe: - CWE-125 vendor: linux product: linux_kernel affected: - 'linux_kernel >= 2.6.12.1, < 5.15.210' - 'linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.176' - 'linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.143' - 'linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.12.94' - 'linux_kernel >= 6.13, < 6.18.36' - 'linux_kernel >= 6.19, < 7.0.13' - linux_kernel = 2.6.12 patched: - linux_kernel 7.0.13 published: '2026-06-25' updated: '2026-10-15' sourceUpdated: '2026-10-15T02:20:01.470' source: NVD sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53131' references: - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/063f43361e884acd7300790e90194430275d0d0c' label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/367abcacc13a8e2e7624408b7f593bd1e60e49d9' label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4435888e1bf139d2bfe5911643d4217382136743' label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d634afb8b83b49de562792fd0d047416a43bd4d' label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62443dc21114c0bbc476fa62973db89743f2f137' label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/726abf97566867f808fec9d8a408eb9698bd570a' label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cea435ea7e868ea6fdf039bc4f2090c1d829b556' label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 - url: 'https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-784472.html' label: 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e - url: >- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-53131.json - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-53131' - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2492747' - url: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53131' - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53131' - url: >- https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026062539-CVE-2026-53131-0b14@gregkh/T - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:67471' - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:59723' - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68531' - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68532' tags: - nvd - csaf - vex - red-hat - cve.org - score-dispute epss: 0.00435 epssPercentile: 0.37607 scores: nvd: 9.4 vendor: 7 cna: 9.4 ingestedAt: '2026-06-29T13:42:11.997Z' ssvc: exploitation: none automatable: 'yes' technicalImpact: partial timestamp: '2026-10-16T15:25:47.768327Z' --- ## Overview In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: require Ethernet MAC header before using eth_hdr() `ip6t_eui64`, `xt_mac`, the `bitmap:ip,mac`, `hash:ip,mac`, and `hash:mac` ipset types, and `nf_log_syslog` access `eth_hdr(skb)` after either assuming that the skb is associated with an Ethernet device or checking only that the `ETH_HLEN` bytes at `skb_mac_header(skb)` lie between `skb->head` and `skb->data`. Make these paths first verify that the skb is associated with an Ethernet device, that the MAC header was set, and that it spans at least a full Ethernet header before accessing `eth_hdr(skb)`. ## Affected - `linux_kernel >= 2.6.12.1, < 5.15.210` - `linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.176` - `linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.143` - `linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.12.94` - `linux_kernel >= 6.13, < 6.18.36` - `linux_kernel >= 6.19, < 7.0.13` - `linux_kernel = 2.6.12` ## Remediation Upgrade past the affected range: - `linux_kernel 7.0.13` ## Vendor advisories - **RHSA-2026:67471** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10), Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10), Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10), Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 10), Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 10) · released 2026-09-15 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:67471) - **RHSA-2026:59723** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9), Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9), Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9), Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 9), Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 9) · released 2026-08-26 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:59723) - **Red Hat VEX** · Moderate · affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · no fix planned: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · updated 2026-09-17 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-53131.json) - **RHSA-2026:68531** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8), Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8) · released 2026-09-17 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68531) - **RHSA-2026:68532** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux NFV (v. 8), Red Hat Enterprise Linux RT (v. 8) · released 2026-09-17 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68532)