kernel: netfilter: require Ethernet MAC header before using eth_hdr()

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's netfilter component. Certain netfilter modules, including ip6teui64 and xtmac, accessed Ethernet MAC header data without first verifying that an Ethernet device was associated with the network packet or that the MAC header was present and of sufficient lengt...

kernel: netfilter: require Ethernet MAC header before using eth_hdr()

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's netfilter component. Certain netfilter modules, including ip6teui64 and xtmac, accessed Ethernet MAC header data without first verifying that an Ethernet device was associated with the network packet or that the MAC header was present and of sufficient lengt...

kernel: netfilter: require Ethernet MAC header before using eth_hdr()

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's netfilter component. Certain netfilter modules, including ip6teui64 and xtmac, accessed Ethernet MAC header data without first verifying that an Ethernet device was associated with the network packet or that the MAC header was present and of sufficient lengt...

kernel: netfilter: require Ethernet MAC header before using eth_hdr()

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's netfilter component. Certain netfilter modules, including ip6teui64 and xtmac, accessed Ethernet MAC header data without first verifying that an Ethernet device was associated with the network packet or that the MAC header was present and of sufficient lengt...

Unity Linux 20.1050a Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-098988)

The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the UTSA-2026-098988 advisory. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: ip6teui64: reject invalid MAC header for all packets eui64mt6 derives a modified EUI-6...

SUSE-SU-2026:22683-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 17 for SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 6.0)

This update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise Kernel 6.4.0-40.1 fixes various security issues The following security issues were fixed: - CVE-2026-23393: bridge: cfm: Fix race condition in peermep deletion bsc1260524. - CVE-2026-31505: iavf: fix out-of-bounds writes in iavfgetethtoolstats bsc1263094....

SUSE-SU-2026:22673-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 10 for SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 6.0)

This update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise Kernel 6.4.0-32.1 fixes various security issues The following security issues were fixed: - CVE-2025-71089: iommu: disable SVA when CONFIGX86 is set bsc1256615. - CVE-2026-23393: bridge: cfm: Fix race condition in peermep deletion bsc1260524. -...

SUSE-SU-2026:3066-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 78 for SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP5)

This update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise Kernel 4.12.14-122.296 fixes various security issues The following security issues were fixed: - CVE-2026-31685: netfilter: ip6teui64: reject invalid MAC header for all packets bsc1263670. - CVE-2026-43025: netfilter: ctnetlink: ignore explicit helper on...

Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 76 for SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP5)

This update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise Kernel 4.12.14-122.290 fixes various security issues The following security issues were fixed: CVE-2026-31685: netfilter: ip6teui64: reject invalid MAC header for all packets bsc1263670. CVE-2026-43025: netfilter: ctnetlink: ignore explicit helper on new...

SUSE-SU-2026:2955-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 71 for SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP5)

This update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise Kernel 4.12.14-122.269 fixes various security issues The following security issues were fixed: - CVE-2026-31685: netfilter: ip6teui64: reject invalid MAC header for all packets bsc1263670. - CVE-2026-43025: netfilter: ctnetlink: ignore explicit helper on...

CVE-2026-53131

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's netfilter component. Certain netfilter modules, including ip6teui64 and xtmac, accessed Ethernet MAC header data without first verifying that an Ethernet device was associated with the network packet or that the MAC header was present and of sufficient lengt...

CVE-2026-53131: Undefined Security Weakness

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: require Ethernet MAC header before using ethhdr ip6teui64, xtmac, the bitmap:ip,mac, hash:ip,mac, and hash:mac ipset types, and nflogsyslog access ethhdrskb after either assuming that the skb is associated with an...

RHEL 7 : kernel (RHSA-2026:25095)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2026:25095 advisory. The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fixes: kernel: can: raw: fix ro-uniq...

kernel: netfilter: ip6t_eui64: reject invalid MAC header for all packets

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's netfilter component. This vulnerability occurs because the eui64mt6 function, which processes IPv6 packets, does not properly validate the MAC header for all packets. Specifically, packets with a zero fragment offset could bypass an existing guard, allowing...

netfilter: ip6t_eui64: reject invalid MAC header for all packets

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SUSE CVE-2026-31685

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: ip6teui64: reject invalid MAC header for all packets eui64mt6 derives a modified EUI-64 from the Ethernet source address and compares it with the low 64 bits of the IPv6 source address. The existing guard only rejects ...

CVE-2026-31685

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: ip6teui64: reject invalid MAC header for all packets eui64mt6 derives a modified EUI-64 from the Ethernet source address and compares it with the low 64 bits of the IPv6 source address. The existing guard only rejects ...

AZL-84201 CVE-2026-31685 affecting package kernel for versions less than 6.6.137.1-1

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: ip6teui64: reject invalid MAC header for all packets eui64mt6 derives a modified EUI-64 from the Ethernet source address and compares it with the low 64 bits of the IPv6 source address. The existing guard only rejects ...

CVE-2026-31685

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: ip6teui64: reject invalid MAC header for all packets eui64mt6 derives a modified EUI-64 from the Ethernet source address and compares it with the low 64 bits of the IPv6 source address. The existing guard only rejects ...

CVE-2026-31685

The connected Red Hat/SUSE/NVD entries confirm CVE-2026-31685 affects the Linux kernel netfilter component ip6t_eui64. The root cause is that eui64_mt6() derives a modified EUI-64 from the Ethernet source and compares it with the IPv6 low 64 bits, but the existing guard only rejects an invalid MA...