Vulnerability · Published Feb 14, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2026-23204net/sched: cls_u32: use skb_header_pointer_careful()

High 7.1

In plain English

A high-severity out-of-bounds read in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 4% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 95.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: cls_u32: use skb_header_pointer_careful() skb_header_pointer() does not fully validate negative @offset values. Use skb_header_pointer_careful() instead. GangMin Kim provided a report and a repro fooling u32_classify(): BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in u32_classify+0x1180/0x11b0 net/sched/cls_u32.c:221

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
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AlmaLinux:8kernel4.18.0-553.115.1.el8_10ALSA-2026:6037
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Debian:12linux6.1.170-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-23204
Debian:13linux6.12.73-1DSA-6141-1
Debian:13linux6.12.73-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-23204
Debian:14linux6.18.10-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-23204
Rocky Linux:10kernel0:6.12.0-124.49.1.el10_1RLSA-2026:6632
Rocky Linux:8kernel0:4.18.0-553.115.1.el8_10RLSA-2026:6037
Rocky Linux:9kernel0:5.14.0-611.45.1.el9_7RLSA-2026:6153
Rocky Linux:9kernel0:5.14.0-687.10.1.el9_8.0.1RLSA-2026:19568
Rocky Linux:8kernel-rt0:4.18.0-553.115.1.rt7.456.el8_10RLSA-2026:6036
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux5.15.0-186.196UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23204
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux6.8.0-117.117UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23204
Ubuntu:25.10linuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23204
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23204
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws5.15.0-1112.119UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23204
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws6.8.0-1055.58UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23204

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux fbc2e7d9cf49e0bf89b9e91fd60a06851a855c5d – before 66e4b63d61c15de6ca5332d9ca6db59a404d7136fbc2e7d9cf49e0bf89b9e91fd60a06851a855c5d – before 29681ed51e737be14d18ecd1c304c57002e4b72cfbc2e7d9cf49e0bf89b9e91fd60a06851a855c5d – before cfa745830e45ecb75c061aa34330ee0cac941cc7fbc2e7d9cf49e0bf89b9e91fd60a06851a855c5d – before 13336a6239b9d7c6e61483017bb8bdfe3ceb10a5fbc2e7d9cf49e0bf89b9e91fd60a06851a855c5d – before e41a23e61259f5526af875c3b86b3d42a9bae0e5fbc2e7d9cf49e0bf89b9e91fd60a06851a855c5d – before 8a672f177ebe19c93d795fbe967846084fbc7943fbc2e7d9cf49e0bf89b9e91fd60a06851a855c5d – before cabd1a976375780dabab888784e356f574bbaed8
Linux Linux 2.6.35

Weakness: CWE-125 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

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