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CVE-2026-98241NVD
Vulnerability 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().
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().
CVSS v3.1 Base Metrics — Score 7.8 (HIGH)
Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh
Affected & Patched Versions
Not provided by NVD for this CVE.
Not provided by NVD for this CVE.
External References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c030a0400ebfd2318361c923a88103b2c67c49f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60459c670329d586a58db5d8f811fa5accfe4862
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/675919e08ce266b8cac11fd9af29170e762a480f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6973a21ee73c5567f883813c8ef414774b45892f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/904a0e827d0d7189271a3a2eb648293809f25efc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b1a88633c36d2cbc3831382f3846754d344276fd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c21f3f7fbfeda7c5794f606cb0ffcc2d9001eef8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca3d68c3213475b53db6647e159dc73bd1af5ab1