FKIE_CVE-2026-98241
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-10-06 09:18 - Updated: 2026-10-07 07:17
Severity
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ipv6: xfrm: use full sockets in local error paths
xfrm6_local_rxpmtu() and xfrm6_local_error() dereference skb->sk as if it
always pointed at a full IPv6 socket.
That is not guaranteed. TCP SYN-ACK skbs can be owned by a
TCP_NEW_SYN_RECV request_sock while the output path itself is driven by the
full listener. If rerouting selects an IPv6 XFRM tunnel route with a lower
MTU, the local PMTU/error handling path can reach these callbacks with that
mini-socket still attached to the skb.
The callbacks then miscast the request socket as a full inet/IPv6 socket and
can read beyond the request_sock allocation when they access inet_sock or
ipv6_pinfo state.
Resolve the owner with skb_to_full_sk() in both callbacks and bail out when
no full socket is attached. This matches the surrounding XFRM IPv6 PMTU/error
logic, which already reasons about full sockets with skb_to_full_sk().
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|
{
"affected": [
{
"affectedData": [
{
"defaultStatus": "unaffected",
"product": "Linux",
"programFiles": [
"net/ipv6/xfrm6_output.c"
],
"repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
"vendor": "Linux",
"versions": [
{
"lessThan": "b1a88633c36d2cbc3831382f3846754d344276fd",
"status": "affected",
"version": "dd767856a36e00b631d65ebc4bb81b19915532d6",
"versionType": "git"
},
{
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"status": "affected",
"version": "dd767856a36e00b631d65ebc4bb81b19915532d6",
"versionType": "git"
},
{
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"status": "affected",
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"versionType": "git"
},
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"status": "affected",
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"versionType": "git"
},
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"versionType": "git"
},
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"versionType": "git"
},
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"versionType": "git"
},
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"versionType": "git"
}
]
},
{
"defaultStatus": "affected",
"product": "Linux",
"programFiles": [
"net/ipv6/xfrm6_output.c"
],
"repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
"vendor": "Linux",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "3.2"
},
{
"lessThan": "3.2",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "0",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "5.10.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "5.10.271",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "5.15.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "5.15.222",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.1.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.1.189",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.6.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.6.158",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.12.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.12.112",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.18.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.18.54",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "7.2.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "7.2.8",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "7.3-rc4",
"versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"
}
]
}
],
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"
}
],
"cveTags": [],
"descriptions": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nipv6: xfrm: use full sockets in local error paths\n\nxfrm6_local_rxpmtu() and xfrm6_local_error() dereference skb-\u003esk as if it\nalways pointed at a full IPv6 socket.\n\nThat is not guaranteed. TCP SYN-ACK skbs can be owned by a\nTCP_NEW_SYN_RECV request_sock while the output path itself is driven by the\nfull listener. If rerouting selects an IPv6 XFRM tunnel route with a lower\nMTU, the local PMTU/error handling path can reach these callbacks with that\nmini-socket still attached to the skb.\n\nThe callbacks then miscast the request socket as a full inet/IPv6 socket and\ncan read beyond the request_sock allocation when they access inet_sock or\nipv6_pinfo state.\n\nResolve the owner with skb_to_full_sk() in both callbacks and bail out when\nno full socket is attached. This matches the surrounding XFRM IPv6 PMTU/error\nlogic, which already reasons about full sockets with skb_to_full_sk()."
}
],
"id": "CVE-2026-98241",
"lastModified": "2026-10-07T07:17:05.957",
"metrics": {
"cvssMetricV31": [
{
"cvssData": {
"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"attackVector": "LOCAL",
"availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
"baseScore": 7.8,
"baseSeverity": "HIGH",
"confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
"integrityImpact": "HIGH",
"privilegesRequired": "LOW",
"scope": "UNCHANGED",
"userInteraction": "NONE",
"vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"version": "3.1"
},
"exploitabilityScore": 1.8,
"impactScore": 5.9,
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"type": "Secondary"
}
]
},
"published": "2026-10-06T09:18:12.090",
"references": [
{
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c030a0400ebfd2318361c923a88103b2c67c49f"
},
{
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60459c670329d586a58db5d8f811fa5accfe4862"
},
{
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},
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6973a21ee73c5567f883813c8ef414774b45892f"
},
{
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/904a0e827d0d7189271a3a2eb648293809f25efc"
},
{
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},
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},
{
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
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}
],
"sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"vulnStatus": "Received"
}
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