In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
vsock/virtio: fix empty payload in tap skb for non-linear buffers
For non-linear skbs, virtio_transport_build_skb() goes through
virtio_transport_copy_nonlinear_skb() to copy the original payload
in the new skb to be delivered to the vsockmon tap device.
This manually initializes an iov_iter but does not set iov_iter.count.
Since the iov_iter is zero-initialized, the copy length is zero and no
payload is actually copied to the monitor interface, leaving data
un-initialized.
Fix this by removing the linear vs non-linear split and using
skb_copy_datagram_iter() with iov_iter_kvec() for all cases, as
vhost-vsock already does. This handles both linear and non-linear skbs,
properly initializes the iov_iter, and removes the now unused
virtio_transport_copy_nonlinear_skb().
While touching this code, let's also check the return value of
skb_copy_datagram_iter(), even though it's unlikely to fail.
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History
10 Jun 2026, 19:18
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| First Time |
Linux linux Kernel
Linux |
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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| CWE | CWE-401 | |
| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 5.5 |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06747f52ab157591cec7e5623a759473b66ef6f6 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/378b131a25bd1a5ee27ca199fe486c299d5350c5 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a3e3d90cbc79600544536723911657730759af3 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/52da6a74ca3de0fcda60301096b71534b3b18641 - Patch |
28 May 2026, 10:16
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-05-28 10:16
Updated : 2026-06-17 10:53
NVD link : CVE-2026-46207
Mitre link : CVE-2026-46207
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-46207
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-401
Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
