CVE-2026-23204
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-125
Out-of-bounds Read
Publication date:
14/02/2026
Last modified:
03/04/2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:<br />
<br />
net/sched: cls_u32: use skb_header_pointer_careful()<br />
<br />
skb_header_pointer() does not fully validate negative @offset values.<br />
<br />
Use skb_header_pointer_careful() instead.<br />
<br />
GangMin Kim provided a report and a repro fooling u32_classify():<br />
<br />
BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in u32_classify+0x1180/0x11b0<br />
net/sched/cls_u32.c:221
Impact
Base Score 3.x
7.10
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.6.35.1 (including) | 6.6.124 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.7 (including) | 6.12.70 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.13 (including) | 6.18.10 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.35:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.35:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.35:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.35:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.35:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.35:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/13336a6239b9d7c6e61483017bb8bdfe3ceb10a5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a672f177ebe19c93d795fbe967846084fbc7943
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cabd1a976375780dabab888784e356f574bbaed8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cfa745830e45ecb75c061aa34330ee0cac941cc7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e41a23e61259f5526af875c3b86b3d42a9bae0e5



