CVE-2026-72441

ieee802154: fix kernel-infoleak in dgram_recvmsg()

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Published: August 15, 2026 at 05:56 AM UTC
Updated: August 17, 2026 at 06:19 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ieee802154: fix kernel-infoleak in dgram_recvmsg() KMSAN reported a kernel-infoleak in move_addr_to_user(): BUG: KMSAN: kernel-infoleak in instrument_copy_to_user include/linux/instrumented.h:131 [inline] BUG: KMSAN: kernel-infoleak in _inline_copy_to_user include/linux/uaccess.h:205 [inline] BUG: KMSAN: kernel-infoleak in _copy_to_user+0xcc/0x120 lib/usercopy.c:26 instrument_copy_to_user include/linux/instrumented.h:131 [inline] _inline_copy_to_user include/linux/uaccess.h:205 [inline] _copy_to_user+0xcc/0x120 lib/usercopy.c:26 copy_to_user include/linux/uaccess.h:236 [inline] move_addr_to_user+0x2e7/0x440 net/socket.c:302 ____sys_recvmsg+0x232/0x610 net/socket.c:2925 ... Uninit was stored to memory at: ieee802154_addr_to_sa include/net/ieee802154_netdev.h:369 [inline] dgram_recvmsg+0xa09/0xbe0 net/ieee802154/socket.c:739 The issue occurs because the `pan_id` field of `struct ieee802154_addr` is left uninitialized when the address mode is `IEEE802154_ADDR_NONE`. The execution flow is as follows: 1. `__ieee802154_rx_handle_packet()` declares a local `struct ieee802154_hdr hdr` on the stack. 2. `ieee802154_hdr_pull()` calls `ieee802154_hdr_get_addr()` to parse the source and destination addresses into this structure. 3. If the address mode is `IEEE802154_ADDR_NONE`, `ieee802154_hdr_get_addr()` previously only set the `mode` field, leaving the `pan_id` field containing uninitialized stack memory. 4. This uninitialized `pan_id` is later copied into a `struct sockaddr_ieee802154` in `dgram_recvmsg()` via `ieee802154_addr_to_sa()`. 5. Finally, `move_addr_to_user()` copies the socket address structure to user space, leaking the uninitialized bytes. Fix this by using `memset` to zero out the address structure in `ieee802154_hdr_get_addr()` when the mode is `IEEE802154_ADDR_NONE`.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

3.15 ≤ v < 5.10.2613.15 ≤ v < 5.15.2123.15 ≤ v < 6.1.1783.15 ≤ v < 6.12.973.15 ≤ v < 6.18.403.15 ≤ v < 6.6.1453.15 ≤ v < 7.1.53.15 ≤ v < 7.23.1594b4f6c21cf54029377a0645675a9d81b6cf890d
Vendor states this is fixed in 09cfe665f2c5d7a8a5ed4d6b487434a011325368 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4db86f8ab11b5a41bfc36680be837e6ac1375ec6 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 71b5add66c51d6764325de5f2e300bbf4f39e7a6 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in a2ee1a038a16e286d084bc293a7522d010a59ec3 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in c88e687e44cb9c7690f5039a5a5941dba1f6a204 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in de3bd9809af7555611334cb6a071806744430ef7 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in f14802465f5956baafe5f4b4541eb626b06b41f1 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in fc8766467b53335220b4b594ba15bc8f8cee0c76 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 3.15 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.261 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.212 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.178 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.97 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.40 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.145 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.1.5 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.2 (unaffected)

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