CVE-2026-74708 PUBLISHED

xsk: validate launch-time metadata size

Assigner: Linux
Reserved: 15.08.2026 Published: 22.08.2026 Updated: 22.08.2026

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

xsk: validate launch-time metadata size

Launch-time metadata extends beyond the first 16 bytes of struct xsk_tx_metadata. Reject the request when the registered metadata area does not contain the complete field.

Snapshot the validated flags for the generic transmit path and use that snapshot for request and completion processing, avoiding inconsistent decisions if user space changes the flags concurrently.

Note that only xsk_skb_metadata is properly using the flags, __xsk_buff_get_metadata ignores them. Next commits address that.

Product Status

Vendor Linux
Product Linux
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from ca4419f15abd19ba8be1e109661b60f9f5b6c9f0 to af511afa1d2977f384044df78d6fbf9fba653f7a (excl.)
  • affected from ca4419f15abd19ba8be1e109661b60f9f5b6c9f0 to bc63d47611c07b0d5d655fe1a590861931527920 (excl.)
  • affected from ca4419f15abd19ba8be1e109661b60f9f5b6c9f0 to 439ce2dddf3d22129b9113a7881637256a35e936 (excl.)
  • Version d9d736c416c9a85f84e15435ba82a177262e745b is affected
  • affected from 6.14.2 to 6.15 (excl.)
Vendor Linux
Product Linux
Versions Default: affected
  • Version 6.15 is affected
  • unaffected from 0 to 6.15 (excl.)
  • unaffected from 6.18.45 to 6.18.* (incl.)
  • unaffected from 7.1.9 to 7.1.* (incl.)
  • unaffected from 7.2 to * (incl.)

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