CVE-2026-80905

net: tap: fix wrong transport_header when sending VLAN-tagged frame

CVE-2026-80905 is fixed in 20 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-80905, released September 5, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
5.5
Moderate
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0020
10th percentile

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: tap: fix wrong transport_header when sending VLAN-tagged frame In tap_get_user_xdp(), when processing a VLAN-tagged frame (e.g. ETH_P_8021Q), skb_set_network_header() is called first to advance network_header past the VLAN tag to the inner protocol header. skb_probe_transport_header() is then called with skb->protocol still set to ETH_P_8021Q, while nhoff (derived from skb_network_offset()) already points past the VLAN tag to the inner protocol header. In __skb_flow_dissect(), proto is initialized to ETH_P_8021Q and nhoff points past the VLAN tag. When the dissector hits case ETH_P_8021Q, it reads a struct vlan_hdr at the current nhoff via __skb_header_pointer(), but that offset contains the inner protocol header (e.g. an IP header). The bytes are misinterpreted as a VLAN header, yielding a garbage encapsulated EtherType that matches no known protocol. The dissector returns false, so skb_probe_transport_header() never calls skb_set_transport_header(), leaving transport_header at its uninitialized sentinel value (~0U). Move skb_set_network_header() to after skb_probe_transport_header(). At the time skb_probe_transport_header() is called, network_header still points to the VLAN header (offset ETH_HLEN), so nhoff is correct and the flow dissector can parse the VLAN header, extract the inner EtherType, and advance nhoff to the inner protocol header, allowing transport_header to be set correctly.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
bpftool6.18 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.48-107.148.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3139 Sep 28, 2026
bpftool6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.48-107.148.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3139 Sep 28, 2026
kernel-livepatch-6.18.48-107.148 · amzn 2023 1:1.0-0.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3139 Sep 28, 2026
kernel6.18 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.48-107.148.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3139 Sep 28, 2026
kernel6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.48-107.148.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3139 Sep 28, 2026
kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-aarch64 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.48-107.148.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3139 Sep 28, 2026
kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-x86_64 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.48-107.148.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3139 Sep 28, 2026
kernel6.18-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.18.48-107.148.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3139 Sep 28, 2026
kernel6.18-headers · amzn 2023 1:6.18.48-107.148.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3139 Sep 28, 2026
kernel6.18-modules-extra · amzn 2023 1:6.18.48-107.148.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3139 Sep 28, 2026
kernel6.18-modules-extra-common · amzn 2023 1:6.18.48-107.148.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3139 Sep 28, 2026
kernel6.18-tools · amzn 2023 1:6.18.48-107.148.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3139 Sep 28, 2026
kernel6.18-tools-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.48-107.148.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3139 Sep 28, 2026
kernel6.18-tools-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.18.48-107.148.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3139 Sep 28, 2026
linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 6.12.115-2 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-80905 Sep 5, 2026
linux · Debian 14 7.1.10-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-80905 Sep 5, 2026
microvm-kernel6.18 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.48-107.148.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3139 Sep 28, 2026
perf6.18 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.48-107.148.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3139 Sep 28, 2026
perf6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.48-107.148.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3139 Sep 28, 2026
python3-perf6.18 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.48-107.148.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3139 Sep 28, 2026
python3-perf6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.48-107.148.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3139 Sep 28, 2026

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