CVE-2026-80681
What it is
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vxlan: re-fetch eth header after route_shortcircuit() Before route_shortcircuit(), the eth header pointer is cached from eth_hdr(skb). Inside route_shortcircuit(), pskb_may_pull() can be called, which may reallocate skb->head. In this case, returning to vxlan_xmit() leaves the cached eth pointer pointing to freed memory, leading to a use-after-free when dereferencing eth->h_dest. Fix this by updating eth = eth_hdr(skb) after calling route_shortcircuit().
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.
Timeline
- ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.5% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 9.8 CRITICAL (CVSS).
- Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.5% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Record status
- Received
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 9.8
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1235e017aa11cf01e91b613c4c5ed6aa28934fff
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1395a676ec15a0a02a2a6d86602324f2d5fd41d5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1511631b7cfc4152b10a0a9d04c7a0bf2ddf4585
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b7f7b653e3557690047c62f03b80a24ea5a58a5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2355c8c26d2aa1b4385b369e67202e47d460d555
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6375093eb45cd7d89f1945f939eeae3b29d79f56
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf045341dfb3e767f0ff94cf240ce3c371973bd4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c9dceac9e1c7c772c43c732fc0d325e72835801a