CVE-2026-72407Patch

LOWCVSS 10.0 · CRITICAL

Signal is active with 2 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Patch affected systems immediately

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: geneve: validate inner network offset in geneve_gro_complete() Even with both paths gated on gs->gro_hint, geneve_gro_complete() re-derives the inner dispatch type and length from the packet and the current gs->gro_hint, independently of geneve_gro_receive(). The two can disagree if gs->gro_hint flips under a concurrent geneve_quiesce()/ geneve_unquiesce() (sk_user_data is NULL across a synchronize_net()), or if the re-read option bytes differ from the ones receive parsed. geneve_gro_receive() already records the inner network header position in NAPI_GRO_CB()->inner_network_offset. Have geneve_gro_complete() compute the offset it is about to dispatch at, adding ETH_HLEN in the ETH_P_TEB case where eth_gro_complete() steps over the inner MAC header, and bail out if it lands past inner_network_offset. Use a lower bound rather than exact equality: between gh_len and the inner L3 header, geneve_gro_receive() may also have pulled an inner VLAN tag (vlan_gro_receive() advances the recorded offset past it), which only moves inner_network_offset further out. A valid frame therefore always satisfies inner_nh <= inner_network_offset, while a gh_len inflated by a hint gro_receive() did not honour dispatches past the validated inner header, i.e. the out-of-bounds completion. Only the latter is rejected.

0.5/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

AVAILABLE

Momentum

NONE

Threat summary

  • Patch or workaround signal is available
  • 2 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • Patch or workaround mentioned in 2 signals
  • Technical details provided in 2 signals
  • 2 total mentions across 1 day

Deep dive

Activity timeline2 mentions / 1d
01122Mentions · 2026-08-18: 2Patch / Workaround · 2026-08-18: 2Technical Details · 2026-08-18: 208-18
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  • Upwind Security MDR@UpwindMDR
    Patch

    🚨High - Linux kernel GENEVE GRO inner-offset mismatch → out-of-bounds access (CVE-2026-72407) geneve_gro_complete() in drivers/net/geneve.c doesn't revalidate the inner header offset when GRO hint state disagrees with what geneve_gro_receive() parsed, so crafted UDP GENEVE traffic can drive an out-of-bounds read/write in the kernel — panic at minimum, potential info leak or memory corruption. Only reachable on hosts with a GENEVE device in the receive path (OVS/OVN, Cilium, AWS Gateway Load Balancer targets), and GRO must be enabled. 👉Affected: Linux 7.0 – < 7.1.5 | Upgrade to 7.1.5+

    Post summary

    The tweet announces a Linux kernel out‑of‑bounds vulnerability affecting versions 7.0‑<7.1.5 and advises updating to the patched 7.1.5 or newer.

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  • SecAlerts@SecAlertsCo
    Patch

    🐧 Linux Kernel CVE-2026-72407 is critical (CVSS 10). No auth, no interaction — remote attackers exploit missing validation in geneve_gro_complete() hitting C/I/A. Patch your kernel now. #cybersecurity #ciso #cto #vulnerabilities #msp #mssp https://secalerts.co/vulnerability/CVE-2026-72407?utm_campaign=x https://t.co/Dcg6A4mdUt

    Post summary

    The tweet announces a critical Linux kernel vulnerability (CVE‑2026‑72407) with no authentication or interaction required and advises users to patch immediately, without providing any exploit details or proof of concept.

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