In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net/sched: teql: fix NULL pointer dereference in iptunnel_xmit on TEQL slave xmit
teql_master_xmit() calls netdev_start_xmit(skb, slave) to transmit
through slave devices, but does not update skb->dev to the slave device
beforehand.
When a gretap tunnel is a TEQL slave, the transmit path reaches
iptunnel_xmit() which saves dev = skb->dev (still pointing to teql0
master) and later calls iptunnel_xmit_stats(dev, pkt_len). This
function does:
get_cpu_ptr(dev->tstats)
Since teql_master_setup() does not set dev->pcpu_stat_type to
NETDEV_PCPU_STAT_TSTATS, the core network stack never allocates tstats
for teql0, so dev->tstats is NULL. get_cpu_ptr(NULL) computes
NULL + __per_cpu_offset[cpu], resulting in a page fault.
BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: ffff8880e6659018
#PF: supervisor write access in kernel mode
#PF: error_code(0x0002) - not-present page
PGD 68bc067 P4D 68bc067 PUD 0
Oops: Oops: 0002 [#1] SMP KASAN PTI
RIP: 0010:iptunnel_xmit (./include/net/ip_tunnels.h:664 net/ipv4/ip_tunnel_core.c:89)
Call Trace:
<TASK>
ip_tunnel_xmit (net/ipv4/ip_tunnel.c:847)
__gre_xmit (net/ipv4/ip_gre.c:478)
gre_tap_xmit (net/ipv4/ip_gre.c:779)
teql_master_xmit (net/sched/sch_teql.c:319)
dev_hard_start_xmit (net/core/dev.c:3887)
sch_direct_xmit (net/sched/sch_generic.c:347)
__dev_queue_xmit (net/core/dev.c:4802)
neigh_direct_output (net/core/neighbour.c:1660)
ip_finish_output2 (net/ipv4/ip_output.c:237)
__ip_finish_output.part.0 (net/ipv4/ip_output.c:315)
ip_mc_output (net/ipv4/ip_output.c:369)
ip_send_skb (net/ipv4/ip_output.c:1508)
udp_send_skb (net/ipv4/udp.c:1195)
udp_sendmsg (net/ipv4/udp.c:1485)
inet_sendmsg (net/ipv4/af_inet.c:859)
__sys_sendto (net/socket.c:2206)
Fix this by setting skb->dev = slave before calling
netdev_start_xmit(), so that tunnel xmit functions see the correct
slave device with properly allocated tstats.
net/sched: teql: fix NULL pointer dereference in iptunnel_xmit on TEQL slave xmit
teql_master_xmit() calls netdev_start_xmit(skb, slave) to transmit
through slave devices, but does not update skb->dev to the slave device
beforehand.
When a gretap tunnel is a TEQL slave, the transmit path reaches
iptunnel_xmit() which saves dev = skb->dev (still pointing to teql0
master) and later calls iptunnel_xmit_stats(dev, pkt_len). This
function does:
get_cpu_ptr(dev->tstats)
Since teql_master_setup() does not set dev->pcpu_stat_type to
NETDEV_PCPU_STAT_TSTATS, the core network stack never allocates tstats
for teql0, so dev->tstats is NULL. get_cpu_ptr(NULL) computes
NULL + __per_cpu_offset[cpu], resulting in a page fault.
BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: ffff8880e6659018
#PF: supervisor write access in kernel mode
#PF: error_code(0x0002) - not-present page
PGD 68bc067 P4D 68bc067 PUD 0
Oops: Oops: 0002 [#1] SMP KASAN PTI
RIP: 0010:iptunnel_xmit (./include/net/ip_tunnels.h:664 net/ipv4/ip_tunnel_core.c:89)
Call Trace:
<TASK>
ip_tunnel_xmit (net/ipv4/ip_tunnel.c:847)
__gre_xmit (net/ipv4/ip_gre.c:478)
gre_tap_xmit (net/ipv4/ip_gre.c:779)
teql_master_xmit (net/sched/sch_teql.c:319)
dev_hard_start_xmit (net/core/dev.c:3887)
sch_direct_xmit (net/sched/sch_generic.c:347)
__dev_queue_xmit (net/core/dev.c:4802)
neigh_direct_output (net/core/neighbour.c:1660)
ip_finish_output2 (net/ipv4/ip_output.c:237)
__ip_finish_output.part.0 (net/ipv4/ip_output.c:315)
ip_mc_output (net/ipv4/ip_output.c:369)
ip_send_skb (net/ipv4/ip_output.c:1508)
udp_send_skb (net/ipv4/udp.c:1195)
udp_sendmsg (net/ipv4/udp.c:1485)
inet_sendmsg (net/ipv4/af_inet.c:859)
__sys_sendto (net/socket.c:2206)
Fix this by setting skb->dev = slave before calling
netdev_start_xmit(), so that tunnel xmit functions see the correct
slave device with properly allocated tstats.
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| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: teql: fix NULL pointer dereference in iptunnel_xmit on TEQL slave xmit teql_master_xmit() calls netdev_start_xmit(skb, slave) to transmit through slave devices, but does not update skb->dev to the slave device beforehand. When a gretap tunnel is a TEQL slave, the transmit path reaches iptunnel_xmit() which saves dev = skb->dev (still pointing to teql0 master) and later calls iptunnel_xmit_stats(dev, pkt_len). This function does: get_cpu_ptr(dev->tstats) Since teql_master_setup() does not set dev->pcpu_stat_type to NETDEV_PCPU_STAT_TSTATS, the core network stack never allocates tstats for teql0, so dev->tstats is NULL. get_cpu_ptr(NULL) computes NULL + __per_cpu_offset[cpu], resulting in a page fault. BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: ffff8880e6659018 #PF: supervisor write access in kernel mode #PF: error_code(0x0002) - not-present page PGD 68bc067 P4D 68bc067 PUD 0 Oops: Oops: 0002 [#1] SMP KASAN PTI RIP: 0010:iptunnel_xmit (./include/net/ip_tunnels.h:664 net/ipv4/ip_tunnel_core.c:89) Call Trace: <TASK> ip_tunnel_xmit (net/ipv4/ip_tunnel.c:847) __gre_xmit (net/ipv4/ip_gre.c:478) gre_tap_xmit (net/ipv4/ip_gre.c:779) teql_master_xmit (net/sched/sch_teql.c:319) dev_hard_start_xmit (net/core/dev.c:3887) sch_direct_xmit (net/sched/sch_generic.c:347) __dev_queue_xmit (net/core/dev.c:4802) neigh_direct_output (net/core/neighbour.c:1660) ip_finish_output2 (net/ipv4/ip_output.c:237) __ip_finish_output.part.0 (net/ipv4/ip_output.c:315) ip_mc_output (net/ipv4/ip_output.c:369) ip_send_skb (net/ipv4/ip_output.c:1508) udp_send_skb (net/ipv4/udp.c:1195) udp_sendmsg (net/ipv4/udp.c:1485) inet_sendmsg (net/ipv4/af_inet.c:859) __sys_sendto (net/socket.c:2206) Fix this by setting skb->dev = slave before calling netdev_start_xmit(), so that tunnel xmit functions see the correct slave device with properly allocated tstats. | |
| Title | net/sched: teql: fix NULL pointer dereference in iptunnel_xmit on TEQL slave xmit | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-03-20T08:08:57.394Z
Reserved: 2026-01-13T15:37:45.991Z
Link: CVE-2026-23277
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-03-20T09:16:13.533
Modified: 2026-03-20T09:16:13.533
Link: CVE-2026-23277
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