FKIE_CVE-2026-68432

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-08-12 00:17 - Updated: 2026-08-19 17:20
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vxlan: require CAP_NET_ADMIN in the device netns for changelink A tunnel changelink() operates on at most two netns, dev_net(dev) and the sticky underlay netns vxlan->net. They differ once the device is created in or moved to a netns other than the one the request runs in. The rtnl changelink path checks CAP_NET_ADMIN only against dev_net(dev), so a caller privileged there but not in vxlan->net can rewrite a vxlan device whose underlay lives in vxlan->net. vxlan_changelink() validates and applies the new configuration against vxlan->net (vxlan_config_validate(vxlan->net, ...)) and can reopen the underlay socket in that netns, so the same reasoning as the tunnel changelink series applies here. Gate vxlan_changelink() with rtnl_dev_link_net_capable(), at the top of the op before any attribute is parsed, matching ipgre_changelink() and the rest of the "require CAP_NET_ADMIN in the device netns for changelink" series. Found by 0sec automated security-research tooling (https://0sec.ai).
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            "drivers/net/vxlan/vxlan_core.c"
          ],
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    }
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  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nvxlan: require CAP_NET_ADMIN in the device netns for changelink\n\nA tunnel changelink() operates on at most two netns, dev_net(dev) and\nthe sticky underlay netns vxlan-\u003enet. They differ once the device is\ncreated in or moved to a netns other than the one the request runs in.\nThe rtnl changelink path checks CAP_NET_ADMIN only against dev_net(dev),\nso a caller privileged there but not in vxlan-\u003enet can rewrite a vxlan\ndevice whose underlay lives in vxlan-\u003enet.\n\nvxlan_changelink() validates and applies the new configuration against\nvxlan-\u003enet (vxlan_config_validate(vxlan-\u003enet, ...)) and can reopen the\nunderlay socket in that netns, so the same reasoning as the tunnel\nchangelink series applies here.\n\nGate vxlan_changelink() with rtnl_dev_link_net_capable(), at the top of\nthe op before any attribute is parsed, matching ipgre_changelink() and\nthe rest of the \"require CAP_NET_ADMIN in the device netns for\nchangelink\" series.\n\nFound by 0sec automated security-research tooling (https://0sec.ai)."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2026-68432",
  "lastModified": "2026-08-19T17:20:50.010",
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV31": [
      {
        "cvssData": {
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "attackVector": "LOCAL",
          "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
          "baseScore": 8.8,
          "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
          "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
          "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
          "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
          "scope": "CHANGED",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
          "version": "3.1"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 2.0,
        "impactScore": 6.0,
        "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
        "type": "Secondary"
      }
    ]
  },
  "published": "2026-08-12T00:17:43.290",
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      "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
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    }
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  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "vulnStatus": "Received"
}



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