CVE-2026-68354
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
firewire: net: Fix fragmented datagram reassembly
fwnet_frag_new() keeps a sorted list of received fragments for a partial
datagram. When a new fragment is adjacent to an existing fragment, the
code checks whether the new fragment also closes the gap to the next or
previous list entry.
Those neighbor lookups currently assume that the current fragment always
has a real next or previous fragment. At a list edge, the next or
previous entry is the list head, not a struct fwnet_fragment_info.
The gap checks also compare against the old edge of the current fragment
instead of the edge after adding the new fragment. As a result, a
fragment that bridges two existing ranges may leave two adjacent ranges
unmerged, so fwnet_pd_is_complete() can miss a complete datagram.
Check for the list head before looking up the neighboring fragment, and
compare the neighbor against the new fragment's far edge when deciding
whether to merge all three ranges.
This issue was found by a static analysis checker and confirmed by
manual source review.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Fragmented datagram reassembly issue in FireWire networking allows memory corruption.
- Who is affected
- Systems with FireWire networking enabled that accept external FireWire traffic.
- Urgency
- Critical; CVSS 9.8 with network attack vector; memory corruption can lead to arbitrary code execution.
- Action
- Update to a patched kernel version immediately.
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Exploitation outlook
- Low exploitation risk0.29% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 21% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (2)
- criticalCVE-2026-68354: firewire: net: Fix fragmented datagram reassemblymsrc · 2026-08-11
- highCVE-2026-68354: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: firewire: net: Fix fragmen…nvd · 2026-08-10
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