Upstream information
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:wifi: mac80211: drop oversized fragments to avoid extra_len overflow
In ieee80211_rx_h_defragment(), fragment payloads are accumulated into
entry->extra_len as subsequent fragments arrive:
entry->extra_len += rx->skb->len;
When the final fragment arrives, the head fragment is dequeued, and
pskb_expand_head() is called with entry->extra_len to ensure sufficient
tailroom for all queued fragments before copying:
if (skb_tailroom(rx->skb) < entry->extra_len) {
if (unlikely(pskb_expand_head(rx->skb, 0, entry->extra_len,
GFP_ATOMIC))) {
...
}
}
while ((skb = __skb_dequeue(&entry->skb_list))) {
skb_put_data(rx->skb, skb->data, skb->len);
dev_kfree_skb(skb);
}
In commit 69f132236827 ("mac80211: shrink struct
ieee80211_fragment_entry"), entry->extra_len was narrowed from unsigned
int to u16 in order to reduce structure memory footprint.
However, an IEEE 802.11 frame sequence can contain up to 16 fragments
(frag numbers 0..15). If a sequence of large fragments arrives (e.g. from
a malicious peer or rogue AP), the sum of fragment lengths can exceed
65535 bytes (for example, 15 fragments of 4400 bytes total 66000 bytes).
Because extra_len is a u16, this addition overflows and wraps around
modulo 65536 (e.g. 66000 wraps to 464).
Consequently, pskb_expand_head() allocates only the truncated amount of
tailroom (or is skipped entirely if the head fragment already has >= 464
bytes of tailroom). When skb_put_data() subsequently iterates through the
queued skb list, it appends the full payload into the undersized buffer,
causing skb_put() to trigger skb_over_panic() and crash the kernel in
softirq context.
A legitimate MSDU in IEEE 802.11 is at most 2304 bytes (or up to 7935/11454
bytes for A-MSDU, which is not fragmented), well below U16_MAX.
Fix this without increasing the size of struct ieee80211_fragment_entry by
checking whether adding the incoming fragment length would exceed U16_MAX.
If so, purge the queued fragments and drop the frame.
[assign a separate drop reason]
SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Pending
This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.
| CVSS detail | SUSE |
|---|---|
| Base Score | 6.5 |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| Attack Vector | Adjacent Network |
| Attack Complexity | Low |
| Privileges Required | None |
| User Interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | High |
| CVSSv3 Version | 3.1 |
Note from the SUSE Security Team on the kernel-default package
SUSE will no longer fix all CVEs in the Linux Kernel anymore, but declare some bug classes as won't fix. Please refer to TID 21496 for more details. SUSE Bugzilla entry: 1286423 [NEW] No SUSE Security Announcements cross referenced.Status of this issue by product and package
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| Product(s) | Source package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Products under general support and receiving all security fixes. | ||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP7 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP7 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 16.0 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 16.0 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 16.1 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 16.1 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 | kernel-rt | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 | kernel-source-rt | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 | kernel-rt | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 | kernel-source-rt | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 | kernel-source-rt | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP7 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP7 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7 | kernel-source-rt | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.1 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.1 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.2 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for NVIDIA 16.1 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.1 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.1 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.2 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 | kernel-source-rt | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Micro 6.1 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Micro 6.1 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Micro 6.1 | kernel-source-rt | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Micro 6.2 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Micro 6.2 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Micro Extras 6.0 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Micro Extras 6.0 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Micro Extras 6.0 | kernel-source-rt | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Micro Extras 6.1 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Micro Extras 6.1 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP7 | kernel-source-rt | Affected |
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | kernel-source | Affected |
| openSUSE Leap 16.1 | kernel-source | Affected |
| Products under Long Term Service Pack support and receiving important and critical security fixes. | ||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-LTSS | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-LTSS | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP4 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP4 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP5 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP6 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS EXTREME CORE | kernel-default | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS EXTREME CORE | kernel-source | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5-LTSS | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5-LTSS | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6-LTSS | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6-LTSS | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 | kernel-source | Affected |
| Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore. | ||
| SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 6 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 7 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 | kernel-source | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP1 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP2 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP3 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-ESPOS | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSS | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-ESPOS | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSS | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-ESPOS | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-ESPOS | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.0 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP3 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP1 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP2 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP3 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP2 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP3 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4 | kernel-source-rt | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP5 | kernel-source-rt | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 | kernel-source | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS | kernel-source | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-BCL | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-LTSS | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-LTSS | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-BCL | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-LTSS | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-LTSS | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-BCL | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-LTSS | kernel-default | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-LTSS | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Proxy LTS 4.3 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server LTS 4.3 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.0 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.1 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.2 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.3 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Server LTS 4.3 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP4 | kernel-source-rt | Affected |
| SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP5 | kernel-source-rt | Affected |
| openSUSE Leap 15.3 | kernel-source | Affected |
| openSUSE Leap 15.4 | kernel-source | Affected |
| openSUSE Leap 15.4 | kernel-source-rt | Affected |
| openSUSE Leap 15.5 | kernel-source | Affected |
| openSUSE Leap 15.5 | kernel-source-rt | Affected |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Wed Oct 21 17:14:43 2026CVE page last modified: Wed Oct 21 17:14:43 2026