arp: do not assume dev_hard_header() does not change skb->head
arp_create() is the only dev_hard_header() caller
making assumption about skb->head being unchanged.
A recent commit broke this assumption.
Initialize @arp pointer after dev_hard_header() call.
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: arp: do not assume dev_hard_header() does not change skb->head arp_create() is the only dev_hard_header() caller making assumption about skb->head being unchanged. A recent commit broke this assumption. Initialize @arp pointer after dev_hard_header() call. | |
| Title | arp: do not assume dev_hard_header() does not change skb->head | |
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-02-09T08:36:38.938Z
Reserved: 2026-01-13T15:37:45.937Z
Link: CVE-2026-22988
Vulnrichment
No data.
NVD
Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2026-01-23T16:15:54.860
Modified: 2026-01-26T15:03:33.357
Link: CVE-2026-22988
Redhat
OpenCVE Enrichment
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