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Vulnerability · Published Aug 15, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2026-72296net: ife: require ETH_HLEN to be pullable in ife_decode()

Critical 9.1

In plain English

A critical-severity security flaw 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 0.7% (higher than 55% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.1Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 45.4% 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: ife: require ETH_HLEN to be pullable in ife_decode() ife decode may return after making only the outer IFE header and metadata pullable. The caller then passes the decapsulated packet to eth_type_trans(), which expects the inner Ethernet header to be accessible from the linear data area. With a malformed IFE frame, the inner Ethernet header may still be shorter than ETH_HLEN in the linear area, which can lead to a crash in the original code. Fix this by extending the pull check in ife_decode() so that the inner Ethernet header is also guaranteed to be pullable before returning.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linux6.1.180-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-72296
Debian:13linux6.12.100-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-72296
Debian:14linux7.1.5-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux5.15.0-198.208UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux6.8.0-147.147UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux7.0.0-34.34UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux7.0.0-34.34USN-8816-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws5.15.0-1117.124UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws6.8.0-1067.70UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-aws7.0.0-1013.13USN-8816-1
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-aws7.0.0-1013.13UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-7.07.0.0-1013.13~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-7.07.0.0-1013.13~24.04.1USN-8816-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure5.15.0-1123.132UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure6.8.0-1071.79UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azure7.0.0-1017.17UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-7.07.0.0-1017.17~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde5.15.0-1122.131UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde6.8.0-1069.76UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde7.0.0-1016.16UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-7.07.0.0-1016.16~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp5.15.0-1118.128UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp6.8.0-1071.79UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gcp7.0.0-1013.13UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gcp7.0.0-1013.13USN-8816-2
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-7.07.0.0-1013.13~24.04.1USN-8816-2
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-7.07.0.0-1013.13~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gke5.15.0-1113.119UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gke6.8.0-1066.74UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gke7.0.0-1007.8UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gke7.0.0-1007.8USN-8816-4
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeop5.15.0-1100.108UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeop6.8.0-1052.56UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-7.07.0.0-34.34~24.04.1USN-8816-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-7.07.0.0-34.34~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm5.15.0-1111.115UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibm6.8.0-1067.68UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-ibm7.0.0-1014.14UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-ibm7.0.0-1014.14USN-8816-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotg5.15.0-1112.118UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvm5.15.0-1109.114UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency5.15.0-195.205UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency6.8.0-147.147.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia5.15.0-1112.113UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-7.07.0.0-1024.25~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-bos7.0.0-2022.23UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra5.15.0-1070.72UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra6.8.0-1035.38UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igx5.15.0-1059.59UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oem-7.07.0.0-1014.14UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oem-7.07.0.0-1014.14USN-8816-2
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle5.15.0-1114.120UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle6.8.0-1064.67UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oracle7.0.0-1012.12USN-8816-1
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oracle7.0.0-1012.12UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-7.07.0.0-1012.12~24.04.1USN-8816-3
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-7.07.0.0-1012.12~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-raspi7.0.0-1020.20UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-raspi7.0.0-1020.20USN-8816-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-realtime7.0.0-34.34.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-realtime7.0.0-34.34.1USN-8816-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-riscv7.0.0-34.34.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-7.07.0.0-34.34.1~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-vmware6.8.0-1008.8UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmp5.15.0-1080.84UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72296

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux ef6980b6becb1afd9d82a4f043749a10ae81bf14 – before 70013f9163bef7fbd9fa62f81cf91b2a7ba66163ef6980b6becb1afd9d82a4f043749a10ae81bf14 – before be272e159dfe1207b67332ad6e17adcf59b4ea4bef6980b6becb1afd9d82a4f043749a10ae81bf14 – before 8c8818e52fddb247ff3214622401a4de6ff8482eef6980b6becb1afd9d82a4f043749a10ae81bf14 – before 9433578bff9c100c466a6354574892e55293cb8fef6980b6becb1afd9d82a4f043749a10ae81bf14 – before 1cb42ec10294a55380e52e674b3df2b962648242ef6980b6becb1afd9d82a4f043749a10ae81bf14 – before 5526d1997aea6c9bd865ca4d4894b52e799d735cef6980b6becb1afd9d82a4f043749a10ae81bf14 – before b69ad768cd4a2ef4e07c18492ae85438ed17c7cbef6980b6becb1afd9d82a4f043749a10ae81bf14 – before 9406f6012b7343661efb516a11c62d4db2b62f75
Linux Linux 4.6

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