In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
bpf: Check skb->transport_header is set in bpf_skb_check_mtu
The bpf_skb_check_mtu helper needs to use skb->transport_header when the BPF_MTU_CHK_SEGS flag is used:
bpf_skb_check_mtu(skb, ifindex, &mtu_len, 0, BPF_MTU_CHK_SEGS)
The transport_header is not always set. There is a WARN_ON_ONCE report when CONFIG_DEBUG_NET is enabled + skb->gso_size is set + bpf_prog_test_run is used:
WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 2216 at ./include/linux/skbuff.h:3071 skb_gso_validate_network_len bpf_skb_check_mtu bpf_prog_3920e25740a41171_tc_chk_segs_flag # A test in the next patch bpf_test_run bpf_prog_test_run_skb
For a normal ingress skb (not test_run), skb_reset_transport_header is performed but there is plan to avoid setting it as described in commit 2170a1f09148 ("net: no longer reset transport_header in __netif_receive_skb_core()").
This patch fixes the bpf helper by checking skb_transport_header_was_set(). The check is done just before skb->transport_header is used, to avoid breaking the existing bpf prog. The WARN_ON_ONCE is limited to bpf_prog_test_run, so targeting bpf-next.
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
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| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade kernel-headersUpgrade perf6.12Upgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-libbpf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12-headersUpgrade kernel6.12Upgrade kernel-libbpf-staticUpgrade kernel-livepatch-6.1.161-183.298Upgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel6.12-libbpf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-libbpfUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-libbpf-develUpgrade python3-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-modules-extraUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel6.12-modules-extra-commonUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade perfUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel6.12-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12-toolsUpgrade kernel6.12-libbpfUpgrade kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel6.12-tools-debuginfoUpgrade python3-perf6.12Upgrade perf6.12-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-livepatch-6.12.63-84.121Upgrade kernel6.12-libbpf-develUpgrade kernel6.12-develUpgrade kernel6.12-tools-develUpgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade python3-perf6.12-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12-libbpf-staticUpgrade kernel6.12-modules-extraUpgrade bpftool6.12Upgrade kernel-modules-extra-commonUpgrade bpftool6.12-debuginfoUpgrade perf-debuginfo | Feb 20, 2026 | Dec 24, 2025 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linuxUpgrade linux-6.1 | Feb 11, 2026 | Feb 11, 2026 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-uek | Feb 24, 2026 | Dec 24, 2025 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 17, 2026 | Dec 24, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04aUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1050-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-6.17.0-1017-oemUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-6.17Upgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-6.17Upgrade linux-image-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1022-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-gkeop-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1054-azureUpgrade linux-image-generic-6.17Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1059-azureUpgrade linux-image-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1054-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-6.8Upgrade linux-image-ibm-classicUpgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1050-gkeUpgrade linux-image-6.17.0-19-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1037-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-generic-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.17.0-19-genericUpgrade 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linux-image-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-6.17.0-1009-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.17.0-1009-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-xilinxUpgrade linux-image-raspi-6.17Upgrade linux-image-oem-6.17Upgrade linux-image-oem-24.04dUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04cUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04bUpgrade linux-image-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-6.17.0-1010-raspiUpgrade linux-image-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-azure-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-aws-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-aws-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1052-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1052-awsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1049-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.17.0-1009-awsUpgrade linux-image-gke-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oem-24.04aUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-realtime-6.17Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-2042-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-110-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1054-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-6.17.0-1010-azureUpgrade linux-image-xilinx-6.8Upgrade linux-image-virtual-6.17Upgrade linux-image-6.17.0-1009-oracleUpgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-aws-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1054-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1052-raspiUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-raspi-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1051-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-virtual-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04dUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-realtime-6.8.1Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-gcp-6.17Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-110-fipsUpgrade linux-image-aws-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-gke-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-oracle-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rt-6.8Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-6.8Upgrade linux-image-aws-64k-6.17Upgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-24.04 | Mar 17, 2026 | Dec 24, 2025 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | May 27, 2026 | Dec 24, 2025 |
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