Answer in brief
CVE-2026-72296 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in net: ife: require ETH_HLEN to be pullable in ife_decode(). The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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Answer in brief
CVE-2026-72296 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in net: ife: require ETH_HLEN to be pullable in ife_decode(). The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=ef6980b6becb1afd9d82a4f043749a10ae81bf14 <70013f9163bef7fbd9fa62f81cf91b2a7ba66163 || >=ef6980b6becb1afd9d82a4f043749a10ae81bf14 <be272e159dfe1207b67332ad6e17adcf59b4ea4b || >=ef6980b6becb1afd9d82a4f043749a10ae81bf14 <8c8818e52fddb247ff3214622401a4de6ff8482e || >=ef6980b6becb1afd9d82a4f043749a10ae81bf14 <9433578bff9c100c466a6354574892e55293cb8f || >=ef6980b6becb1afd9d82a4f043749a10ae81bf14 <1cb42ec10294a55380e52e674b3df2b962648242 || >=ef6980b6becb1afd9d82a4f043749a10ae81bf14 <5526d1997aea6c9bd865ca4d4894b52e799d735c || >=ef6980b6becb1afd9d82a4f043749a10ae81bf14 <b69ad768cd4a2ef4e07c18492ae85438ed17c7cb || >=ef6980b6becb1afd9d82a4f043749a10ae81bf14 <9406f6012b7343661efb516a11c62d4db2b62f75 | 70013f9163bef7fbd9fa62f81cf91b2a7ba66163, be272e159dfe1207b67332ad6e17adcf59b4ea4b, 8c8818e52fddb247ff3214622401a4de6ff8482e, 9433578bff9c100c466a6354574892e55293cb8f, 1cb42ec10294a55380e52e674b3df2b962648242, 5526d1997aea6c9bd865ca4d4894b52e799d735c, b69ad768cd4a2ef4e07c18492ae85438ed17c7cb, 9406f6012b7343661efb516a11c62d4db2b62f75 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 4.6 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Aug 15, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 15, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 15, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ife: require ETH_HLEN to be pullable in ife_decode() ife decode may return after making only the outer IFE header and metadata pullable. The caller then passes the decapsulated packet to eth_type_trans(), which expects the inner Ethernet header to be accessible from the linear data area. With a malformed IFE frame, the inner Ethernet header may still be shorter than ETH_HLEN in the linear area, which can lead to a crash in the original code. Fix this by extending the pull check in ife_decode() so that the inner Ethernet header is also guaranteed to be pullable before returning.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.
A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=ef6980b6becb1afd9d82a4f043749a10ae81bf14 <70013f9163bef7fbd9fa62f81cf91b2a7ba66163 || >=ef6980b6becb1afd9d82a4f043749a10ae81bf14 <be272e159dfe1207b67332ad6e17adcf59b4ea4b || >=ef6980b6becb1afd9d82a4f043749a10ae81bf14 <8c8818e52fddb247ff3214622401a4de6ff8482e || >=ef6980b6becb1afd9d82a4f043749a10ae81bf14 <9433578bff9c100c466a6354574892e55293cb8f || >=ef6980b6becb1afd9d82a4f043749a10ae81bf14 <1cb42ec10294a55380e52e674b3df2b962648242 || >=ef6980b6becb1afd9d82a4f043749a10ae81bf14 <5526d1997aea6c9bd865ca4d4894b52e799d735c || >=ef6980b6becb1afd9d82a4f043749a10ae81bf14 <b69ad768cd4a2ef4e07c18492ae85438ed17c7cb || >=ef6980b6becb1afd9d82a4f043749a10ae81bf14 <9406f6012b7343661efb516a11c62d4db2b62f75 | 70013f9163bef7fbd9fa62f81cf91b2a7ba66163, be272e159dfe1207b67332ad6e17adcf59b4ea4b, 8c8818e52fddb247ff3214622401a4de6ff8482e, 9433578bff9c100c466a6354574892e55293cb8f, 1cb42ec10294a55380e52e674b3df2b962648242, 5526d1997aea6c9bd865ca4d4894b52e799d735c, b69ad768cd4a2ef4e07c18492ae85438ed17c7cb, 9406f6012b7343661efb516a11c62d4db2b62f75 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 4.6 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Aug 15, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 15, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 15, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ife: require ETH_HLEN to be pullable in ife_decode() ife decode may return after making only the outer IFE header and metadata pullable. The caller then passes the decapsulated packet to eth_type_trans(), which expects the inner Ethernet header to be accessible from the linear data area. With a malformed IFE frame, the inner Ethernet header may still be shorter than ETH_HLEN in the linear area, which can lead to a crash in the original code. Fix this by extending the pull check in ife_decode() so that the inner Ethernet header is also guaranteed to be pullable before returning.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.