CVE-2026-64007: Linux kernel · netfilter: synproxy: refresh tcphdr after skb_ensure_writable
Affects Linux kernelSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.8 Critical · fixed in f0fea2b6d5453a11ad11713bbf37561b9b3a7edf : patch Linux kernel as a priority.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 13:07 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 43% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- No evidence of active exploitation and no public proof of concept
- Automatable
- Attackers can reliably automate steps 1–4 of the kill chain
- Technical impact
- Total control over the software or total information disclosure
CISA SSVC assessment, 2026-10-16.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in f0fea2b6d5453a11ad11713bbf37561b9b3a7edf, dd206819f210522579010d889d45a9530bb494bc, d3019c61799adc21811af4b521f11f3dc77f8e04 +5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 19 Jul 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.
Affected software
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: synproxy: refresh tcphdr after skb_ensure_writable synproxy_tstamp_adjust() rewrites the TCP timestamp option in place and then patches the TCP checksum via inet_proto_csum_replace4() on the caller-supplied tcphdr pointer. Both ipv4_synproxy_hook() and ipv6_synproxy_hook() obtain that pointer with skb_header_pointer() before calling in, so it may either alias skb->head directly or point at the caller's on-stack _tcph buffer. Between obtaining the pointer and using it, the function calls skb_ensure_writable(skb, optend), which on a cloned or non-linear skb invokes pskb_expand_head() and frees the old skb->head. After that point the cached th is stale: caller (ipv[46]_synproxy_hook) th = skb_header_pointer(skb, ..., &_tcph) synproxy_tstamp_adjust(skb, protoff, th, ...) skb_ensure_writable(skb, optend) pskb_expand_head() /* kfree(old skb->head) */ ... inet_proto_csum_replace4(&th->check, ...) /* writes into freed head, or into the caller's stack copy leaving the on-wire checksum stale */ The option bytes are written through skb->data and are fine; only the checksum update goes through th and so lands in the wrong place. The result is either a write into freed slab memory or a packet leaving with a checksum that does not match its payload. Fix by re-deriving th from skb->data + protoff immediately after skb_ensure_writable() succeeds, so the subsequent checksum update targets the linear, writable header.
References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/9902a1058992de5d95656b64a3bd95c077f7ba2c (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/d3019c61799adc21811af4b521f11f3dc77f8e04 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd206819f210522579010d889d45a9530bb494bc (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/af2c22ccb1f621aff487ff47a040e38e058541e7 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c7f945f7da097245a2f8ed7775ce48421047ee96 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f0fea2b6d5453a11ad11713bbf37561b9b3a7edf (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/a91887a5b6ee4b98dfbf1db657ed2b879430149e (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/92170e6afe927ab2792a3f71902845789c8e31b1 (opens in a new tab)