In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: veth: Ensure eth header is in skb's linear part After feeding a decapsulated packet to a veth device with act_mirred, skb_headlen() may be 0. But veth_xmit() calls __dev_forward_skb(), which expects at least ETH_HLEN byte of linear data (as __dev_forward_skb2() calls eth_type_trans(), which pulls ETH_HLEN bytes unconditionally). Use pskb_may_pull() to ensure veth_xmit() respects this constraint. kernel BUG at include/linux/skbuff.h:2328! RIP: 0010:eth_type_trans+0xcf/0x140 Call Trace: <IRQ> __dev_forward_skb2+0xe3/0x160 veth_xmit+0x6e/0x250 [veth] dev_hard_start_xmit+0xc7/0x200 __dev_queue_xmit+0x47f/0x520 ? skb_ensure_writable+0x85/0xa0 ? skb_mpls_pop+0x98/0x1c0 tcf_mirred_act+0x442/0x47e [act_mirred] tcf_act