CVE-2026-31502

High

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: team: fix header_ops type confusion with non-Ethernet ports Similar to commit 950803f72547 ("bonding: fix type confusion in bond_setup_by_slave()") team has the same class of header_ops type confusion. For non-Ethernet ports, team_setup_by_port() copies port_dev->header_ops directly. When the team device later calls dev_hard_header() or dev_parse_header(), these callbacks can run with the team net_device instead of the real lower device, so netdev_priv(dev) is interpreted as the wrong private type and can crash. The syzbot report shows a crash in bond_header_create(), but the root cause is in team: the topology is gre -> bond -> team, and team calls the inherited header_ops with its own net_device instead of the lower device, so bond_header_create() receives a team device and interprets netdev_priv() as bonding private data, causing a type confusion crash. Fix this by introducing team header_ops wrappers for create/parse, selecting a team port under RCU, and calling the lower device callbacks with port->dev, so each callback always sees the correct net_device context. Also pass the selected lower device to the lower parse callback, so recursion is bounded in stacked non-Ethernet topologies and parse callbacks always run with the correct device context.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedApr 22, 2026
First seenApr 22, 2026
Weakness typeCWE-843CWE-843

How to fix

Update
  • linux linux_kernel6.12.80, 6.18.21, 6.19.11 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernel3.7.1 ≤ v < 6.12.80, 6.13 ≤ v < 6.18.21, 6.19 ≤ v < 6.19.11, 3.7, 7.06.12.80, 6.18.21, 6.19.11

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CVE-2026-31502 · Linux Kernel · Dark Radar