Report: CVE-2026-31675 - net/sched: sch_netem: fix out-of-bounds access in packet corruption

Report: CVE-2026-31675 - net/sched: sch_netem: fix out-of-bounds access in packet corruption

CVE ID :CVE-2026-31675 Published : April 25, 2026, 9:16 a.m. | 1 hour, 11 minutes ago Description :In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: sch_netem: fix out-of-bounds access in packet corruption In netem_enqueue(), the packet corruption logic uses get_random_u32_below(skb_headlen(skb)) to select an index for modifying skb->data. When an AF_PACKET TX_RING sends fully non-linear packets over an IPIP tunnel, skb_headlen(skb) evaluates to 0. Passing 0 to get_random_u32_below() takes the variable-ceil slow path which returns an unconstrained 32-bit random integer. Using this unconstrained value as an offset into skb->data results in an out-of-bounds memory access. Fix this by verifying skb_headlen(skb) is non-zero before attempting to corrupt the linear data area. Fully non-linear packets will silently bypass the corruption logic. Severity: 0.0 | NA Visit the link for more details, such as CVSS details, affected products, timeline, and more...

CVE Details

Published
April 25, 2026
Affected Product: Linux