Description
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.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | >= 4b0bf10eb077cb43c09746251ef3608d62c45667, < 06747f52ab157591cec7e5623a759473b66ef6f6; >= 4b0bf10eb077cb43c09746251ef3608d62c45667, < 52da6a74ca3de0fcda60301096b71534b3b18641; >= 4b0bf10eb077cb43c09746251ef3608d62c45667, < 378b131a25bd1a5ee27ca199fe486c299d5350c5; >= 4b0bf10eb077cb43c09746251ef3608d62c45667, < 3a3e3d90cbc79600544536723911657730759af3 |
| Linux | Linux | 6.7 |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06747f52ab157591cec7e5623a759473b66ef6f6Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/378b131a25bd1a5ee27ca199fe486c299d5350c5Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a3e3d90cbc79600544536723911657730759af3Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/52da6a74ca3de0fcda60301096b71534b3b18641Patch
Timeline
- Published
- May 28, 2026
- Last modified
- Nov 6, 2026
- NVD status
- Analyzed