{ "dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2", "cveMetadata": { "cveId": "CVE-2026-43101", "assignerOrgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "Linux", "dateReserved": "2026-05-01T14:12:55.984Z", "datePublished": "2026-05-06T07:40:30.969Z", "dateUpdated": "2026-08-05T12:25:55.355Z" }, "containers": { "cna": { "providerMetadata": { "orgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "shortName": "Linux", "dateUpdated": "2026-08-05T12:25:55.355Z" }, "descriptions": [ { "lang": "en", "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nipv6: ioam: fix potential NULL dereferences in __ioam6_fill_trace_data()\n\nWe need to check __in6_dev_get() for possible NULL value, as\nsuggested by Yiming Qian.\n\nAlso add skb_dst_dev_rcu() instead of skb_dst_dev(),\nand two missing READ_ONCE().\n\nNote that @dev can't be NULL." } ], "metrics": [ { "cvssV3_1": { "version": "3.1", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "baseScore": 7.5, "baseSeverity": "HIGH" }, "scenarios": [ { "lang": "en", "value": "AV:N - The vulnerable helper is reachable while processing IPv6 IOAM Hop-by-Hop options and IOAM LWT output for packets crossing an IOAM-enabled IPv6 node, so an attacker can trigger it with network traffic in a configured IOAM deployment.\nAC:L - Once IOAM is enabled/configured on the target path, triggering only requires a valid pre-allocated trace with ingress/egress interface ID fields and a route/device state where `__in6_dev_get()` returns NULL; there is no race or difficult timing requirement.\nPR:N - The attacker does not need credentials on the target to send the triggering IPv6 traffic; the administrative IOAM setup is a target deployment condition rather than an attacker privilege.\nUI:N - No victim user action is required after the vulnerable node is configured; packet processing alone reaches the dereference.\nS:U - The impact is within the same kernel/networking security authority and does not cross a VM, IOMMU, or similar boundary.\nC:N - The bug is a NULL pointer dereference of missing IPv6 device state, not an out-of-bounds read or information disclosure primitive.\nI:N - The fixed issue does not provide attacker-controlled writes or data modification; it only prevents dereferencing NULL `inet6_dev` pointers.\nA:H - A NULL pointer dereference in kernel packet processing can oops or panic the system, causing high availability impact." } ] } ], "affected": [ { "product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "unaffected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": [ "net/ipv6/ioam6.c" ], "versions": [ { "version": "9ee11f0fff205b4b3df9750bff5e94f97c71b6a0", "lessThan": "4198aab6f000b4febb18ea820fea20634dd789c7", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "9ee11f0fff205b4b3df9750bff5e94f97c71b6a0", "lessThan": "3719c234fa94c37c955b1ecd3742ef280ec135e6", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "9ee11f0fff205b4b3df9750bff5e94f97c71b6a0", "lessThan": "4e65a8b8daa18d63255ec58964dd192c7fdd9f8b", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" } ] }, { "product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "affected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": [ "net/ipv6/ioam6.c" ], "versions": [ { "version": "5.15", "status": "affected" }, { "version": "0", "lessThan": "5.15", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "6.18.24", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.18.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "6.19.14", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.19.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "7.0", "lessThanOrEqual": "*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix" } ] } ], "cpeApplicability": [ { "nodes": [ { "operator": "OR", "negate": false, "cpeMatch": [ { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "5.15", "versionEndExcluding": "6.18.24" }, { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "5.15", "versionEndExcluding": "6.19.14" }, { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "5.15", "versionEndExcluding": "7.0" } ] } ] } ], "references": [ { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4198aab6f000b4febb18ea820fea20634dd789c7" }, { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3719c234fa94c37c955b1ecd3742ef280ec135e6" }, { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e65a8b8daa18d63255ec58964dd192c7fdd9f8b" } ], "title": "ipv6: ioam: fix potential NULL dereferences in __ioam6_fill_trace_data()", "x_generator": { "engine": "bippy-1.2.0" } } } }