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Moderate severity Unreviewed Published Oct 14, 2025 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Oct 14, 2025

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

veth: Ensure eth header is in skb's linear part

After feeding a decapsulated packet to a veth device with act_mirred,
skb_headlen() may be 0. But veth_xmit() calls __dev_forward_skb(),
which expects at least ETH_HLEN byte of linear data (as
__dev_forward_skb2() calls eth_type_trans(), which pulls ETH_HLEN bytes
unconditionally).

Use pskb_may_pull() to ensure veth_xmit() respects this constraint.

kernel BUG at include/linux/skbuff.h:2328!
RIP: 0010:eth_type_trans+0xcf/0x140
Call Trace:

__dev_forward_skb2+0xe3/0x160
veth_xmit+0x6e/0x250 [veth]
dev_hard_start_xmit+0xc7/0x200
__dev_queue_xmit+0x47f/0x520
? skb_ensure_writable+0x85/0xa0
? skb_mpls_pop+0x98/0x1c0
tcf_mirred_act+0x442/0x47e [act_mirred]
tcf_action_exec+0x86/0x140
fl_classify+0x1d8/0x1e0 [cls_flower]
? dma_pte_clear_level+0x129/0x1a0
? dma_pte_clear_level+0x129/0x1a0
? prb_fill_curr_block+0x2f/0xc0
? skb_copy_bits+0x11a/0x220
__tcf_classify+0x58/0x110
tcf_classify_ingress+0x6b/0x140
__netif_receive_skb_core.constprop.0+0x47d/0xfd0
? __iommu_dma_unmap_swiotlb+0x44/0x90
__netif_receive_skb_one_core+0x3d/0xa0
netif_receive_skb+0x116/0x170
be_process_rx+0x22f/0x330 [be2net]
be_poll+0x13c/0x370 [be2net]
__napi_poll+0x2a/0x170
net_rx_action+0x22f/0x2f0
__do_softirq+0xca/0x2a8
__irq_exit_rcu+0xc1/0xe0
common_interrupt+0x83/0xa0

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Feb 26, 2025
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Oct 14, 2025
Last updated Oct 14, 2025

Severity

Moderate

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS score

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

This score estimates the probability of this vulnerability being exploited within the next 30 days. Data provided by FIRST.
(12th percentile)

Weaknesses

No CWEs

CVE ID

CVE-2022-49066

GHSA ID

GHSA-c8g8-mpjg-q8mg

Source code

No known source code

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