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Advisory severityMedium5.5Red Hat Linux

Medium [CVE-2026-68299] fix BUG_ON in vmxnet3_get_hdr_len for Geneve packets

This medium-severity Red Hat Linux advisory covers CVE-2026-68299 affecting Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

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Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vmxnet3: fix BUG_ON in vmxnet3_get_hdr_len() for Geneve packets vmxnet3_get_hdr_len() assumes gdesc->rcd.v4/v6/tcp always describe the outer header, but for a Geneve-encapsulated packet the device can set them based on the inner header instead, signalled by the VMXNET3_RCD_HDR_INNER_SHIFT bit in the completion descriptor.

Since the function never skips the outer encapsulation, this mismatch triggers: - BUG_ON(hdr.ipv4->protocol!= IPPROTO_TCP), because the outer protocol is UDP (Geneve), not TCP. - BUG_ON(hdr.eth->h_proto!=...), when the tunnel's outer and inner IP versions differ (e.g. outer IPv6/inner IPv4 or vice versa).

Check VMXNET3_RCD_HDR_INNER_SHIFT up front and bail out, since the function cannot locate the inner header it would need to parse. Also convert the remaining BUG_ON()s in this function to return 0 defensively.

A flaw was found in the `vmxnet3` virtual network device driver within the Linux kernel. When processing Geneve-encapsulated packets, the `vmxnet3_get_hdr_len()` function can incorrectly interpret header information, leading to a mismatch between expected and actual packet protocols or IP versions.

This can trigger a `BUG_ON` condition, resulting in a kernel panic and a system crash, effectively causing a Denial of Service (DoS).

Affected versions

No affected-version range was extracted from the source record. The vendor advisory is authoritative — check it before change work.

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Fixed versions
  • kernel-0:6.12.0-211.61.1.el10_2
  • kernel-rt-0:4.18.0-553.170.1.rt7.511.el8_10
  • kernel-0:4.18.0-553.170.1.el8_10
  • RHSA-2026:72624
  • RHSA-2026:74132
  • RHSA-2026:74133

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Mitigation

Upgrade to a fixed release: kernel-0:6.12.0-211.61.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-0:4.18.0-553.170.1.rt7.511.el8_10, kernel-0:4.18.0-553.170.1.el8_10, RHSA-2026:72624, RHSA-2026:74132, RHSA-2026:74133. That is the remediation for this advisory.

The vendor advisory may list additional interim mitigations or workarounds not captured here — review it before change work.

Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 1 hour ago·verify at source

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