In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
vlan: ensure sufficient headroom in vlan_dev_hard_header()
Callers that only reserve ETH_HLEN or less (such as llc_alloc_frame()),
or skbs allocated before dynamic device/headroom changes (e.g. toggling
VLAN_FLAG_REORDER_HDR or bonding/team switching slaves), can reach
vlan_dev_hard_header() with insufficient headroom and trigger
skb_under_panic().
Use skb_cow_head() in vlan_dev_hard_header() when VLAN_FLAG_REORDER_HDR
is not set to ensure sufficient headroom for the VLAN header(s) and the
underlying device hard header.
Use READ_ONCE() to read dev->hard_header_len and dev->needed_headroom as
they can be updated concurrently under RTNL (e.g. in
vlan_transfer_features()) while vlan_dev_hard_header() runs locklessly on
the transmit path. Also avoid LL_RESERVED_SPACE(dev) here so that the
extra HH_DATA_MOD alignment padding does not trigger unnecessary
pskb_expand_head() reallocations on inner stacked VLAN devices after the
outer VLAN header has been pushed.
vlan: ensure sufficient headroom in vlan_dev_hard_header()
Callers that only reserve ETH_HLEN or less (such as llc_alloc_frame()),
or skbs allocated before dynamic device/headroom changes (e.g. toggling
VLAN_FLAG_REORDER_HDR or bonding/team switching slaves), can reach
vlan_dev_hard_header() with insufficient headroom and trigger
skb_under_panic().
Use skb_cow_head() in vlan_dev_hard_header() when VLAN_FLAG_REORDER_HDR
is not set to ensure sufficient headroom for the VLAN header(s) and the
underlying device hard header.
Use READ_ONCE() to read dev->hard_header_len and dev->needed_headroom as
they can be updated concurrently under RTNL (e.g. in
vlan_transfer_features()) while vlan_dev_hard_header() runs locklessly on
the transmit path. Also avoid LL_RESERVED_SPACE(dev) here so that the
extra HH_DATA_MOD alignment padding does not trigger unnecessary
pskb_expand_head() reallocations on inner stacked VLAN devices after the
outer VLAN header has been pushed.
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Sun, 18 Oct 2026 15:30:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vlan: ensure sufficient headroom in vlan_dev_hard_header() Callers that only reserve ETH_HLEN or less (such as llc_alloc_frame()), or skbs allocated before dynamic device/headroom changes (e.g. toggling VLAN_FLAG_REORDER_HDR or bonding/team switching slaves), can reach vlan_dev_hard_header() with insufficient headroom and trigger skb_under_panic(). Use skb_cow_head() in vlan_dev_hard_header() when VLAN_FLAG_REORDER_HDR is not set to ensure sufficient headroom for the VLAN header(s) and the underlying device hard header. Use READ_ONCE() to read dev->hard_header_len and dev->needed_headroom as they can be updated concurrently under RTNL (e.g. in vlan_transfer_features()) while vlan_dev_hard_header() runs locklessly on the transmit path. Also avoid LL_RESERVED_SPACE(dev) here so that the extra HH_DATA_MOD alignment padding does not trigger unnecessary pskb_expand_head() reallocations on inner stacked VLAN devices after the outer VLAN header has been pushed. | |
| Title | vlan: ensure sufficient headroom in vlan_dev_hard_header() | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-18T15:18:21.751Z
Reserved: 2026-09-25T10:25:14.356Z
Link: CVE-2026-98554
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-10-18T16:17:07.490
Modified: 2026-10-18T16:17:07.490
Link: CVE-2026-98554
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