In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ip6mr: do not clone dst in ip6mr_cache_report() IPv6 input attaches a non-refcounted (NOREF) dst to skbs under RCU. When an ingress multicast packet misses MFC lookup, ip6mr_cache_unresolved() places the skb onto the unresolved queue, escaping the receive-side RCU grace period. If the underlying route is deleted and freed, and the MFC queue is later resolved with a wrong parent interface, ip6_mr_forward() invokes ip6mr_cache_report(..., MRT6MSG_WRONGMIF), which executes dst_clone(skb_dst(pkt)) on the freed dst entry, triggering a slab use-after-free. Report packets queued to mroute6_sk (a raw socket) and netlink notifications do not require an attached dst entry. Fix this by: 1. Removing dst_clone() in ip6mr_cache_report() and ensuring report skbs do not hold a dst. 2. Dropping skb_dst before queuing unresolved skbs in ip6mr_cache_unresolved(), matching the fact that multicast forwarding resolves outgoing routes anew via ip6_route_output().
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Vendor advisories in the News 1
- ZDI-26-623: Linux Kernel IPv6 Multicast Routing Use-After-Free Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Zero Day Initiative: published advisories · 2026-09-09
Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.
Change history 5
- StatusReceived → PublishedNVD modified 2026-10-21 12:49
- References+2 references (now 5)NVD modified 2026-10-21 13:20
- StatusPublished → ReceivedNVD modified 2026-10-21 13:20
- StatusReceived → PublishedNVD modified 2026-10-19 08:58
- First seenCVSS 7.8NVD modified 2026-10-15 11:17
Affected (CPE criteria) 0
NVD has not attached CPE configurations yet.
References 5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/235b42b5860189eb8c27c36435ad932cae65a734
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/42ef371466d5648f5c9e8bc219f0af0a2c2bbf8c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a674afaae4136c71943aa3e35d433676fd40e8f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f8287f606c8c028d4224e85d95dc448c6d6d623
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f57b0fd1c62e1be274ee154ab7fb8ac4481b7f89