CVE-2026-22988

Published: Jan 23, 2026Modified: Jun 17, 2026

5.5

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (5)

Products: Linux: Linux Kernel

Linux

1 product

Linux Kernel

Configuration A

5 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Linux Linux Kernel	From 6.12.64 to 6.12.66
Linux Linux Kernel	From 6.18.4 to 6.18.6
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 6.1.160
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 6.19 rc4
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 6.6.120