Vulnerability · Published Sep 11, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2026-81002xdp: fix zero-copy frame layout

Critical 9.8

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 0.5% (higher than 44% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 56.0% 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: xdp: fix zero-copy frame layout xdp_convert_zc_to_xdp_frame() clones an XSK packet into an order-0 page and advertises PAGE_SIZE as its frame size. It allows the copied frame to occupy the page tail needed by skb_shared_info and records zero headroom even when metadata separates the frame header from packet data. An AF_XDP zero-copy packet redirected through cpumap can therefore make the skb overlap skb_shared_info or place it beyond the allocated page. Limit the copied layout to SKB_WITH_OVERHEAD(PAGE_SIZE) and include the metadata length in frame headroom. Redirect callers already handle a NULL conversion result. BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in skb_gro_receive Write of size 4 at addr ffff88800cf37004 by task cpumap/1/map:1/146 Call Trace: skb_gro_receive (net/core/gro.c:174) udp_gro_receive (net/ipv4/udp_offload.c:812) inet_gro_receive (net/ipv4/af_inet.c:1539) dev_gro_receive (net/core/gro.c:515) gro_receive_skb (net/core/gro.c:633) cpu_map_kthread_run (kernel/bpf/cpumap.c:395) kthread (kernel/kthread.c:436) ret_from_fork (arch/x86/kernel/process.c:164) ret_from_fork_asm (arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:255) Kernel panic - not syncing: KASAN: panic_on_warn set ...

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linux6.1.190-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-81002
Debian:13linux6.12.111-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-81002
Debian:14linux7.2.6-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-81002
Debian:12linux-6.126.12.111-1~deb12u1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux5.15.0-202.212UBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux7.0.0-42.42UBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws5.15.0-1119.126UBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-aws7.0.0-1016.17UBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure5.15.0-1125.134UBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde5.15.0-1124.133UBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp5.15.0-1120.130UBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gcp7.0.0-1016.18UBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gke5.15.0-1115.121UBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeop5.15.0-1102.110UBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-7.07.0.0-42.42~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm5.15.0-1113.117UBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-ibm7.0.0-1017.17UBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotg5.15.0-1114.120UBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvm5.15.0-1111.116UBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency5.15.0-197.207UBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia5.15.0-1114.115UBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-bosno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra5.15.0-1070.72UBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra6.8.0-1038.42UBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igx5.15.0-1059.59UBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oem-7.07.0.0-1017.17UBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle5.15.0-1116.122UBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oracle7.0.0-1015.16UBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-riscv7.0.0-42.42.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-7.07.0.0-42.42.1~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-vmwareno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-81002

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux b0d1beeff2a97a0cf1965ea8f1d13b8973f22582 – before dcb6db9ca6515fcd3e00c93ec5e27dc7a0a7012fb0d1beeff2a97a0cf1965ea8f1d13b8973f22582 – before 22092730129077c302d8c947bbe0876f0280c528b0d1beeff2a97a0cf1965ea8f1d13b8973f22582 – before ced3e18cd9b9caf630aaa1e1eac305f5192ba896b0d1beeff2a97a0cf1965ea8f1d13b8973f22582 – before 6de17275b3ccdf9887568b07e54da2e3597217cfb0d1beeff2a97a0cf1965ea8f1d13b8973f22582 – before 444216dacdbebd3e52d5e704facafbb230da09e9b0d1beeff2a97a0cf1965ea8f1d13b8973f22582 – before 15d1f3c0dbe7a740f779337deb39f23cd8d002c8b0d1beeff2a97a0cf1965ea8f1d13b8973f22582 – before 68d7cc5512238693670fc19c7a615df631e10edfb0d1beeff2a97a0cf1965ea8f1d13b8973f22582 – before 71283aaa6c65b3cec84caf1dc78560985737641f
Linux Linux 4.20

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