bpf: Check skb->transport_header is set in bpf_skb_check_mtu
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 4 without a fix
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Check skb->transport_header is set in bpf_skb_check_mtu The bpf_skb_check_mtu helper needs to use skb->transport_header when the BPF_MTU_CHK_SEGS flag is used: bpf_skb_check_mtu(skb, ifindex, &mtu_len, 0, BPF_MTU_CHK_SEGS) The transport_header is not always set. There is a WARN_ON_ONCE report when CONFIG_DEBUG_NET is enabled + skb->gso_size is set + bpf_prog_test_run is used: WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 2216 at ./include/linux/skbuff.h:3071 skb_gso_validate_network_len bpf_skb_check_mtu bpf_prog_3920e25740a41171_tc_chk_segs_flag # A test in the next patch bpf_test_run bpf_prog_test_run_skb For a normal ingress skb (not test_run), skb_reset_transport_header is performed but there is plan to avoid setting it as described in commit 2170a1f09148 ("net: no longer reset transport_header in __netif_receive_skb_core()"). This patch fixes the bpf helper by checking skb_transport_header_was_set(). The check is done just before skb->transport_header is used, to avoid breaking the existing bpf prog. The WARN_ON_ONCE is limited to bpf_prog_test_run, so targeting bpf-next.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.1.160, 6.6.120, 6.12.63, 6.17.13, 6.18.2, 6.19
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-68363
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xphm-v24c-73f6
References
Other 6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3171a5e4622e915e94599a55f4964078bdec27e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/97b876fa88322625228792cf7a5fd77531815a80
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/30ce906557a21adef4cba5901c8e995dc18263a9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c30e4afc5507f0069cc09bd561e510e4d97fbf7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/942268e2726ac7f16e3ec49dbfbbbe7cf5af9da5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d946f3c98328171fa50ddb908593cf833587f725
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Sources
- CVE-2025-68363 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-68363 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xphm-v24c-73f6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-68363 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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