FKIE_CVE-2026-46244

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-06-03 18:16 - Updated: 2026-08-19 12:18
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nft_inner: Fix IPv6 inner_thoff desync In nft_inner_parse_l2l3(), when processing inner IPv6 packets, ipv6_find_hdr() correctly computes the transport header offset traversing all extension headers, but the result is immediately overwritten with nhoff + sizeof(_ip6h) (40 bytes), which only accounts for the IPv6 base header. This creates a desync between inner_thoff (wrong — points to extension header start) and l4proto (correct — e.g., IPPROTO_TCP), enabling transport header forgery and potential firewall bypass. This issue affects stable versions from Linux 6.2. For comparison, the normal (non-inner) IPv6 path correctly preserves ipv6_find_hdr()'s result. Removing the incorrect overwrite ensures that ipv6_find_hdr()'s calculated transport header offset is preserved, thereby fixing the desynchronization.
References
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/689bbf48c1f45130086ae1c46ab83ea4c753c601Patch
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/870d59e2cf218e7418491e26bad768cb16654582Patch
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b6a91f68ebfed9c38e0e9150f58a9b85da07181cPatch
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c161ad9157f5a0429b5ff94d9770faf3bf48d273Patch
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0f98a3617f6ae5b1e95cde1e68e7ead4a1279cePatch
0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46chttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33215
0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46chttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34094
0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46chttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34443
0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46chttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34911
0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46chttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36018
0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46chttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:55618
0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46chttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:55763
0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46chttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:56225
0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46chttps://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-46244
0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46chttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2484451
0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46chttps://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-46244.json

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Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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Related by attack behaviour

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