CVE-2026-52985: netdevsim: zero initialize struct iphdr in dummy sk_buff

Published Jun 24, 2026
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Updated

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

netdevsim: zero initialize struct iphdr in dummy skbuff

Syzbot reports a KMSAN uninit-value originating from nsimdevtrapskbbuild, with the allocation also being performed in the same function.

Fix this by calling skbputzero instead of skbput to guarantee zero initialization of the whole IP header.

Affected Software

10 affected componentsFixes available
Linux Linux kernel
Microsoft azl3 kernel 6.6.139.1-1<6.6.143.1-1
6.6.143.1-1
Linux Linux kernel>=5.4<5.10.258
Linux Linux kernel>=5.11<5.15.209
Linux Linux kernel>=5.16<6.1.175
Linux Linux kernel>=6.2<6.6.141
Linux Linux kernel>=6.7<6.12.91
Linux Linux kernel>=6.13<6.18.33
Linux Linux kernel>=6.19<7.0.10
Linux Linux kernel=7.1-rc1

Event History

Jun 24, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·04:28 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·04:28 PM
Description
Data Sourced
via NVD·05:17 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Jun 27, 2026
Data Sourced
via Microsoft·08:17 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via Microsoft·08:17 AM
Affected Software
Updated
via Microsoft·08:17 AM
DescriptionSeverity

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