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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.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-01-13 | Published 2026-01-23 | Updated 2026-02-09 | Assigner Linux

Product status

Default status
unaffected

17e7386234f740f3e7d5e58a47b5847ea34c3bc2 (git) before e432dbff342b95fe44645f9a90fcf333c80f4b5e
affected

41a1a3140aff295dee8063906f70a514548105e8 (git) before 393525dee5c39acff8d6705275d7fcaabcfb7f0a
affected

adee129db814474f2f81207bd182bf343832a52e (git) before 70bddc16491ef4681f3569b3a2c80309a3edcdd1
affected

1717357007db150c2d703f13f5695460e960f26c (git) before 029935507d0af6553c45380fbf6feecf756fd226
affected

5fe210533e3459197eabfdbf97327dacbdc04d60 (git) before dd6ccec088adff4bdf33e2b2dd102df20a7128fa
affected

91a2b25be07ce1a7549ceebbe82017551d2eec92 (git) before 949647e7771a4a01963fe953a96d81fba7acecf3
affected

db5b4e39c4e63700c68a7e65fc4e1f1375273476 (git) before c92510f5e3f82ba11c95991824a41e59a9c5ed81
affected

Default status
unaffected

6.1.160 (semver) before 6.1.161
affected

6.6.120 (semver) before 6.6.121
affected

6.12.64 (semver) before 6.12.66
affected

6.18.4 (semver) before 6.18.6
affected

References

git.kernel.org/...c/e432dbff342b95fe44645f9a90fcf333c80f4b5e

git.kernel.org/...c/393525dee5c39acff8d6705275d7fcaabcfb7f0a

git.kernel.org/...c/70bddc16491ef4681f3569b3a2c80309a3edcdd1

git.kernel.org/...c/029935507d0af6553c45380fbf6feecf756fd226

git.kernel.org/...c/dd6ccec088adff4bdf33e2b2dd102df20a7128fa

git.kernel.org/...c/949647e7771a4a01963fe953a96d81fba7acecf3

git.kernel.org/...c/c92510f5e3f82ba11c95991824a41e59a9c5ed81

cve.org (CVE-2026-22988)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2026-22988)

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