CVE Watchtower

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CVE-2026-68121NVD

Vulnerability Summary

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

pppoe: reload header pointer after dev_hard_header()

pppoe_sendmsg() saves a pointer to the PPPoE header before calling
dev_hard_header(). Device header callbacks are allowed to reallocate the
skb head, invalidating pointers into it.

This can happen when a send is blocked in copy_from_user() while the first
non-Ethernet port is added to an empty team device. The team's delegated
GRE header callback then expands the skb head. PPPoE subsequently writes
six bytes through the stale pointer into the freed head.

Reload the PPPoE header through the skb's network-header offset after
device header creation. pskb_expand_head() updates that offset when it
relocates the head.
Severity Level
HIGH(7.8)
Published Date
Aug 10, 2026
Last Modified
Aug 19, 2026
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation yet
EPSS Score (30-Day)
0.14%Probability
Root Weakness (CWE)
N/A
CVSS v3.1 Base Metrics
Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh
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