Public vulnerability disclosure

CVE-2026-31515

af_key: validate families in pfkey_send_migrate()

published

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: af_key: validate families in pfkey_send_migrate() syzbot was able to trigger a crash in skb_put() [1] Issue is that pfkey_send_migrate() does not check old/new families, and that set_ipsecrequest() @family argument was truncated, thus possibly overfilling the skb. Validate families early, do not wait set_ipsecrequest(). [1] skbuff: skb_over_panic: text:ffffffff8a752120 len:392 put:16 head:ffff88802a4ad040 data:ffff88802a4ad040 tail:0x188 end:0x180 dev:<NULL> kernel BUG at net/core/skbuff.c:214 ! Call Trace: <TASK> skb_over_panic net/core/skbuff.c:219 [inline] skb_put+0x159/0x210 net/core/skbuff.c:2655 skb_put_zero include/linux/skbuff.h:2788 [inline] set_ipsecrequest net/key/af_key.c:3532 [inline] pfkey_send_migrate+0x1270/0x2e50 net/key/af_key.c:3636 km_migrate+0x155/0x260 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:2848 xfrm_migrate+0x2140/0x2450 net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c:4705 xfrm_do_migrate+0x8ff/0xaa0 net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c:3150

Technical severityUnscoredNo score in collected sources
Published2026-04-22Source updated 2026-11-05
Collected2026-11-052 attributed sources

Fixes and workarounds

No remediation reported in collected sources.

Missing remediation information is not evidence that no patch exists.

Affected products and versions

Affected products, source version ranges and reporting authorities
ProductVersionsAuthority
Linux
Linux
≥ 08de61beab8a21c8e0b3906a97defda5f1f66ece; < d0c5aa8dd38887714f1aad04236a3620b56a5e4e (affected, git)
≥ 08de61beab8a21c8e0b3906a97defda5f1f66ece; < e06b596fc4eb01936a2e5dccad17c946d660bab8 (affected, git)
≥ 08de61beab8a21c8e0b3906a97defda5f1f66ece; < 8ddf8de7e758f6888988467af9ffc8adf589fb16 (affected, git)
≥ 08de61beab8a21c8e0b3906a97defda5f1f66ece; < d3225e6b9bd51ec177970a628fe4b11237ce87d5 (affected, git)
≥ 08de61beab8a21c8e0b3906a97defda5f1f66ece; < 7b18692c59afb8e5c364c8e3ac01e51dd6b52028 (affected, git)
≥ 08de61beab8a21c8e0b3906a97defda5f1f66ece; < 83f644ea92987c100b82d8481ae2230faeed3d34 (affected, git)
≥ 08de61beab8a21c8e0b3906a97defda5f1f66ece; < ee836e820a40e2ca4da8af7310bff92d586772d4 (affected, git)
≥ 08de61beab8a21c8e0b3906a97defda5f1f66ece; < eb2d16a7d599dc9d4df391b5e660df9949963786 (affected, git)
Other versions: unaffected
CNA: Linux
Linux
Linux
2.6.21 (affected)
≥ 0; < 2.6.21 (unaffected, semver)
≥ 5.10.253; ≤ 5.10.* (unaffected, semver)
≥ 5.15.203; ≤ 5.15.* (unaffected, semver)
≥ 6.1.168; ≤ 6.1.* (unaffected, semver)
≥ 6.6.131; ≤ 6.6.* (unaffected, semver)
≥ 6.12.80; ≤ 6.12.* (unaffected, semver)
≥ 6.18.21; ≤ 6.18.* (unaffected, semver)
≥ 6.19.11; ≤ 6.19.* (unaffected, semver)
≥ 7.0; ≤ * (unaffected, original_commit_for_fix)
Other versions: affected
CNA: Linux
SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP
Siemens
≥ V3.1.6; < * (affected, custom)
Other versions: unknown
ADP: siemens-SADP
SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP
Siemens
≥ V3.1.5; < * (affected, custom)
Other versions: unknown
ADP: siemens-SADP
SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP
Siemens
≥ V3.1.7; < * (affected, custom)
Other versions: unknown
ADP: siemens-SADP
SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP
Siemens
≥ V3.1.6; < * (affected, custom)
Other versions: unknown
ADP: siemens-SADP
SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP
Siemens
≥ V3.1.5; < * (affected, custom)
Other versions: unknown
ADP: siemens-SADP
SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP
Siemens
≥ V3.1.7; < * (affected, custom)
Other versions: unknown
ADP: siemens-SADP
SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP
Siemens
≥ V3.1.6; < * (affected, custom)
Other versions: unknown
ADP: siemens-SADP
SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP
Siemens
≥ V3.1.5; < * (affected, custom)
Other versions: unknown
ADP: siemens-SADP
SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP
Siemens
≥ V3.1.7; < * (affected, custom)
Other versions: unknown
ADP: siemens-SADP

Version ranges are source assertions. Check the vendor advisory and your installed configuration before determining exposure.

CVSS assessments

No CVSS assessment reported. An unscored record is not a low-severity determination.

Exploit evidence

No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.

References

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