# CVE-2022-49066: veth: Ensure eth header is in skb's linear part

> A missing check in the Linux kernel veth driver causes a kernel panic when processing specific decapsulated packets, leading to denial of service.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 26 Feb 2025
- **Updated:** 11 May 2026
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49066, GHSA-c8g8-mpjg-q8mg, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49066

## What is CVE-2022-49066?

CVE-2022-49066 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 26 Feb 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

veth: Ensure eth header is in skb's linear part

After feeding a decapsulated packet to a veth device with act_mirred,
skb_headlen() may be 0. But veth_xmit() calls __dev_forward_skb(),
which expects at least ETH_HLEN byte of linear data (as
__dev_forward_skb2() calls eth_type_trans(), which pulls ETH_HLEN bytes
unconditionally).

Use pskb_may_pull() to ensure veth_xmit() respects this constraint.

kernel BUG at include/linux/skbuff.h:2328!
RIP: 0010:eth_type_trans+0xcf/0x140
Call Trace:
 <IRQ>
 __dev_forward_skb2+0xe3/0x160
 veth_xmit+0x6e/0x250 [veth]
 dev_hard_start_xmit+0xc7/0x200
 __dev_queue_xmit+0x47f/0x520
 ? skb_ensure_writable+0x85/0xa0
 ? skb_mpls_pop+0x98/0x1c0
 tcf_mirred_act+0x442/0x47e [act_mirred]
 tcf_action_exec+0x86/0x140
 fl_classify+0x1d8/0x1e0 [cls_flower]
 ? dma_pte_clear_level+0x129/0x1a0
 ? dma_pte_clear_level+0x129/0x1a0
 ? prb_fill_curr_block+0x2f/0xc0
 ? skb_copy_bits+0x11a/0x220
 __tcf_classify+0x58/0x110
 tcf_classify_ingress+0x6b/0x140
 __netif_receive_skb_core.constprop.0+0x47d/0xfd0
 ? __iommu_dma_unmap_swiotlb+0x44/0x90
 __netif_receive_skb_one_core+0x3d/0xa0
 netif_receive_skb+0x116/0x170
 be_process_rx+0x22f/0x330 [be2net]
 be_poll+0x13c/0x370 [be2net]
 __napi_poll+0x2a/0x170
 net_rx_action+0x22f/0x2f0
 __do_softirq+0xca/0x2a8
 __irq_exit_rcu+0xc1/0xe0
 common_interrupt+0x83/0xa0

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-49066?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-49066?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2022-49066 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-49066 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel

- [CVE-2026-53266](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53266/): Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-6282](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6282/): Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-0185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0185/): Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-2094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2094/): Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-53362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53362/): Linux Kernel Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-49066 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-49066 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 26 Feb 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-49066 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-49066/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-49066/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49066
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-49066
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-49066

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