{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2", "cveMetadata": {"cveId": "CVE-2026-31685", "assignerOrgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "Linux", "dateReserved": "2026-03-09T15:48:24.131Z", "datePublished": "2026-04-25T08:47:02.857Z", "dateUpdated": "2026-04-27T14:05:04.347Z"}, "containers": {"cna": {"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "shortName": "Linux", "dateUpdated": "2026-04-27T14:05:04.347Z"}, "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnetfilter: ip6t_eui64: reject invalid MAC header for all packets\n\n`eui64_mt6()` derives a modified EUI-64 from the Ethernet source address\nand compares it with the low 64 bits of the IPv6 source address.\n\nThe existing guard only rejects an invalid MAC header when\n`par->fragoff != 0`. For packets with `par->fragoff == 0`, `eui64_mt6()`\ncan still reach `eth_hdr(skb)` even when the MAC header is not valid.\n\nFix this by removing the `par->fragoff != 0` condition so that packets\nwith an invalid MAC header are rejected before accessing `eth_hdr(skb)`."}], "metrics": [{"cvssV3_1": {"version": "3.1", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H", "baseScore": 9.4, "baseSeverity": "CRITICAL"}}], "affected": [{"product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "unaffected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": ["net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_eui64.c"], "versions": [{"version": "1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2", "lessThan": "288138418bef956f8b295751a4536c60f0e89f4a", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}, {"version": "1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2", "lessThan": "9eda5478746ef7dc0e4e537b5a5e4b0ca1027091", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}, {"version": "1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2", "lessThan": "807d6ee15804df6f01a35c910f09612e858739a6", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}, {"version": "1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2", "lessThan": "309ae3e9a51a69699ca94eac5fac5688fa562d55", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}, {"version": "1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2", "lessThan": "fdce0b3590f724540795b874b4c8850c90e6b0a8", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}]}, {"product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "affected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": ["net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_eui64.c"], "versions": [{"version": "2.6.12", "status": "affected"}, {"version": "0", "lessThan": "2.6.12", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "6.6.136", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.6.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "6.12.83", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.12.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "6.18.24", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.18.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "6.19.14", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.19.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "7.0", "lessThanOrEqual": "*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"}]}], "cpeApplicability": [{"nodes": [{"operator": "OR", "negate": false, "cpeMatch": [{"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "2.6.12", "versionEndExcluding": "6.6.136"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "2.6.12", "versionEndExcluding": "6.12.83"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "2.6.12", "versionEndExcluding": "6.18.24"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "2.6.12", "versionEndExcluding": "6.19.14"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "2.6.12", "versionEndExcluding": "7.0"}]}]}], "references": [{"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/288138418bef956f8b295751a4536c60f0e89f4a"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9eda5478746ef7dc0e4e537b5a5e4b0ca1027091"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/807d6ee15804df6f01a35c910f09612e858739a6"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/309ae3e9a51a69699ca94eac5fac5688fa562d55"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fdce0b3590f724540795b874b4c8850c90e6b0a8"}], "title": "netfilter: ip6t_eui64: reject invalid MAC header for all packets", "x_generator": {"engine": "bippy-1.2.0"}}}}

{}

{"cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnetfilter: ip6t_eui64: reject invalid MAC header for all packets\n\n`eui64_mt6()` derives a modified EUI-64 from the Ethernet source address\nand compares it with the low 64 bits of the IPv6 source address.\n\nThe existing guard only rejects an invalid MAC header when\n`par->fragoff != 0`. For packets with `par->fragoff == 0`, `eui64_mt6()`\ncan still reach `eth_hdr(skb)` even when the MAC header is not valid.\n\nFix this by removing the `par->fragoff != 0` condition so that packets\nwith an invalid MAC header are rejected before accessing `eth_hdr(skb)`."}], "id": "CVE-2026-31685", "lastModified": "2026-04-27T18:32:22.917", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 9.4, "baseSeverity": "CRITICAL", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "integrityImpact": "LOW", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 3.9, "impactScore": 5.5, "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "type": "Secondary"}]}, "published": "2026-04-25T09:16:02.273", "references": [{"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/288138418bef956f8b295751a4536c60f0e89f4a"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/309ae3e9a51a69699ca94eac5fac5688fa562d55"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/807d6ee15804df6f01a35c910f09612e858739a6"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9eda5478746ef7dc0e4e537b5a5e4b0ca1027091"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fdce0b3590f724540795b874b4c8850c90e6b0a8"}], "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis"}

{"bugzilla": {"description": "kernel: netfilter: ip6t_eui64: reject invalid MAC header for all packets", "id": "2461759", "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2461759"}, "csaw": false, "cvss3": {"cvss3_base_score": "7.0", "cvss3_scoring_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "status": "draft"}, "cwe": "CWE-1287", "details": ["A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's netfilter component. This vulnerability occurs because the `eui64_mt6()` 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 the system to attempt to access an invalid MAC header. A remote attacker could exploit this by sending specially crafted IPv6 packets, potentially causing a system crash and leading to a Denial of Service (DoS)."], "name": "CVE-2026-31685", "package_state": [{"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10", "fix_state": "Affected", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6", "fix_state": "Under investigation", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7", "fix_state": "Affected", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7", "fix_state": "Affected", "package_name": "kernel-rt", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8", "fix_state": "Affected", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8", "fix_state": "Affected", "package_name": "kernel-rt", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9", "fix_state": "Affected", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9", "fix_state": "Affected", "package_name": "kernel-rt", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9"}], "public_date": "2026-04-25T00:00:00Z", "references": ["https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-31685\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-31685\nhttps://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026042545-CVE-2026-31685-3fcc@gregkh/T"], "threat_severity": "Important"}

{}