<Vulnerability name="CVE-2026-72441">
    <DocumentDistribution xml:lang="en">Copyright © 2012 Red Hat, Inc. All rights reserved.</DocumentDistribution>
    <ThreatSeverity>Moderate</ThreatSeverity>
    <PublicDate>2026-08-15T00:00:00</PublicDate>
    <Bugzilla id="2516481" url="https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2516481" xml:lang="en:us">
kernel: ieee802154: fix kernel-infoleak in dgram_recvmsg()
    </Bugzilla>
    <CVSS3 status="draft">
        <CVSS3BaseScore>5.5</CVSS3BaseScore>
        <CVSS3ScoringVector>CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H</CVSS3ScoringVector>
    </CVSS3>
    <CWE>CWE-824</CWE>
    <Details xml:lang="en:us" source="Mitre">
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`.
    </Details>
    <Details xml:lang="en:us" source="Red Hat">
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's IEEE 802.15.4 (Wireless Personal Area Networks) networking component. This vulnerability allows a local user to expose sensitive kernel memory. The issue arises because a specific field (pan_id) in a network address structure is not properly cleared, leading to uninitialized data being copied to user space. This could result in the disclosure of potentially sensitive information from the kernel's memory.
    </Details>
    <PackageState cpe="cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10">
        <ProductName>Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10</ProductName>
        <FixState>Fix deferred</FixState>
        <PackageName>kernel</PackageName>
    </PackageState>
    <PackageState cpe="cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6">
        <ProductName>Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6</ProductName>
        <FixState>Not affected</FixState>
        <PackageName>kernel</PackageName>
    </PackageState>
    <PackageState cpe="cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7">
        <ProductName>Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7</ProductName>
        <FixState>Not affected</FixState>
        <PackageName>kernel</PackageName>
    </PackageState>
    <PackageState cpe="cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7">
        <ProductName>Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7</ProductName>
        <FixState>Not affected</FixState>
        <PackageName>kernel-rt</PackageName>
    </PackageState>
    <PackageState cpe="cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8">
        <ProductName>Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8</ProductName>
        <FixState>Fix deferred</FixState>
        <PackageName>kernel</PackageName>
    </PackageState>
    <PackageState cpe="cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8">
        <ProductName>Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8</ProductName>
        <FixState>Fix deferred</FixState>
        <PackageName>kernel-rt</PackageName>
    </PackageState>
    <PackageState cpe="cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9">
        <ProductName>Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9</ProductName>
        <FixState>Fix deferred</FixState>
        <PackageName>kernel</PackageName>
    </PackageState>
    <PackageState cpe="cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9">
        <ProductName>Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9</ProductName>
        <FixState>Fix deferred</FixState>
        <PackageName>kernel-rt</PackageName>
    </PackageState>
    <References xml:lang="en:us">
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-72441
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-72441
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026081529-CVE-2026-72441-b58c@gregkh/T
    </References>
</Vulnerability>