Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: icmp: avoid invalid transport header access in icmp_send tracepoint
syzbot reported a WARNING triggered by DEBUG_NET_WARN_ON_ONCE():
WARNING: at skb_transport_header include/linux/skbuff.h:3087 [inline]
WARNING: at udp_hdr include/linux/udp.h:23 [inline]
WARNING: at do_trace_event_raw_event_icmp_send include/trace/events/icmp.h:30 [inline]
WARNING: at trace_event_raw_event_icmp_send+0x48c/0x6ec include/trace/events/icmp.h:11
Call trace:
skb_transport_header include/linux/skbuff.h:3087 [inline]
udp_hdr include/linux/udp.h:23 [inline]
do_trace_event_raw_event_icmp_send include/trace/events/icmp.h:30 [inline]
trace_event_raw_event_icmp_send+0x48c/0x6ec include/trace/events/icmp.h:11
__traceiter_icmp_send include/trace/events/icmp.h:11 [inline]
__do_trace_icmp_send include/trace/events/icmp.h:11 [inline]
trace_icmp_send+0x320/0x49c include/trace/events/icmp.h:11
__icmp_send+0xcfc/0x11d8 net/ipv4/icmp.c:1013
ipv4_send_dest_unreach net/ipv4/route.c:1280 [inline]
ipv4_link_failure+0x57c/0x8dc net/ipv4/route.c:1287
dst_link_failure include/net/dst.h:438 [inline]
vti_tunnel_xmit+0xe40/0x17a4 net/ipv4/ip_vti.c:307
TP_fast_assign() unconditionally calls udp_hdr(skb) before checking
whether the packet is UDP. Furthermore, __icmp_send() can be invoked
from paths (e.g., link failures, ARP errors, forwarding, AF_PACKET)
where skb->transport_header was never initialized (~0U).
Under CONFIG_DEBUG_NET=y, calling skb_transport_header(skb) triggers
DEBUG_NET_WARN_ON_ONCE(!skb_transport_header_was_set(skb)).
Fix this by:
1. Only parsing transport info when iph->protocol == IPPROTO_UDP.
2. Using skb_header_pointer() at skb_network_offset(skb) + (iph->ihl << 2)
to safely fetch the UDP header without assuming transport_header is set.
net: icmp: avoid invalid transport header access in icmp_send tracepoint
syzbot reported a WARNING triggered by DEBUG_NET_WARN_ON_ONCE():
WARNING: at skb_transport_header include/linux/skbuff.h:3087 [inline]
WARNING: at udp_hdr include/linux/udp.h:23 [inline]
WARNING: at do_trace_event_raw_event_icmp_send include/trace/events/icmp.h:30 [inline]
WARNING: at trace_event_raw_event_icmp_send+0x48c/0x6ec include/trace/events/icmp.h:11
Call trace:
skb_transport_header include/linux/skbuff.h:3087 [inline]
udp_hdr include/linux/udp.h:23 [inline]
do_trace_event_raw_event_icmp_send include/trace/events/icmp.h:30 [inline]
trace_event_raw_event_icmp_send+0x48c/0x6ec include/trace/events/icmp.h:11
__traceiter_icmp_send include/trace/events/icmp.h:11 [inline]
__do_trace_icmp_send include/trace/events/icmp.h:11 [inline]
trace_icmp_send+0x320/0x49c include/trace/events/icmp.h:11
__icmp_send+0xcfc/0x11d8 net/ipv4/icmp.c:1013
ipv4_send_dest_unreach net/ipv4/route.c:1280 [inline]
ipv4_link_failure+0x57c/0x8dc net/ipv4/route.c:1287
dst_link_failure include/net/dst.h:438 [inline]
vti_tunnel_xmit+0xe40/0x17a4 net/ipv4/ip_vti.c:307
TP_fast_assign() unconditionally calls udp_hdr(skb) before checking
whether the packet is UDP. Furthermore, __icmp_send() can be invoked
from paths (e.g., link failures, ARP errors, forwarding, AF_PACKET)
where skb->transport_header was never initialized (~0U).
Under CONFIG_DEBUG_NET=y, calling skb_transport_header(skb) triggers
DEBUG_NET_WARN_ON_ONCE(!skb_transport_header_was_set(skb)).
Fix this by:
1. Only parsing transport info when iph->protocol == IPPROTO_UDP.
2. Using skb_header_pointer() at skb_network_offset(skb) + (iph->ihl << 2)
to safely fetch the UDP header without assuming transport_header is set.
Published:
2026-10-14
Score:
n/a
EPSS:
n/a
KEV:
No
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Wed, 14 Oct 2026 13:45:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: icmp: avoid invalid transport header access in icmp_send tracepoint syzbot reported a WARNING triggered by DEBUG_NET_WARN_ON_ONCE(): WARNING: at skb_transport_header include/linux/skbuff.h:3087 [inline] WARNING: at udp_hdr include/linux/udp.h:23 [inline] WARNING: at do_trace_event_raw_event_icmp_send include/trace/events/icmp.h:30 [inline] WARNING: at trace_event_raw_event_icmp_send+0x48c/0x6ec include/trace/events/icmp.h:11 Call trace: skb_transport_header include/linux/skbuff.h:3087 [inline] udp_hdr include/linux/udp.h:23 [inline] do_trace_event_raw_event_icmp_send include/trace/events/icmp.h:30 [inline] trace_event_raw_event_icmp_send+0x48c/0x6ec include/trace/events/icmp.h:11 __traceiter_icmp_send include/trace/events/icmp.h:11 [inline] __do_trace_icmp_send include/trace/events/icmp.h:11 [inline] trace_icmp_send+0x320/0x49c include/trace/events/icmp.h:11 __icmp_send+0xcfc/0x11d8 net/ipv4/icmp.c:1013 ipv4_send_dest_unreach net/ipv4/route.c:1280 [inline] ipv4_link_failure+0x57c/0x8dc net/ipv4/route.c:1287 dst_link_failure include/net/dst.h:438 [inline] vti_tunnel_xmit+0xe40/0x17a4 net/ipv4/ip_vti.c:307 TP_fast_assign() unconditionally calls udp_hdr(skb) before checking whether the packet is UDP. Furthermore, __icmp_send() can be invoked from paths (e.g., link failures, ARP errors, forwarding, AF_PACKET) where skb->transport_header was never initialized (~0U). Under CONFIG_DEBUG_NET=y, calling skb_transport_header(skb) triggers DEBUG_NET_WARN_ON_ONCE(!skb_transport_header_was_set(skb)). Fix this by: 1. Only parsing transport info when iph->protocol == IPPROTO_UDP. 2. Using skb_header_pointer() at skb_network_offset(skb) + (iph->ihl << 2) to safely fetch the UDP header without assuming transport_header is set. | |
| Title | net: icmp: avoid invalid transport header access in icmp_send tracepoint | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-14T13:26:02.321Z
Reserved: 2026-09-25T10:25:14.347Z
Link: CVE-2026-98402
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-10-14T14:17:51.257
Modified: 2026-10-14T14:17:51.257
Link: CVE-2026-98402
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