In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
seg6: reset IP6CB after IPv6 decapsulation
decap_and_validate() pulls the outer SRv6 headers and makes the inner
packet the skb network header. The IPv6 control block still contains
values collected while parsing the outer packet, including nhoff and
extension-header flags.
End.DX6 and End.DT6 route the inner IPv6 packet directly to the IPv6
input path. An unprivileged user can reach End.DT6 from a user and net
namespace by installing a local SID and injecting an outer packet with
Hop-by-Hop and Destination Options headers followed by an SRH and a
minimal inner IPv6 packet.
The outer extension headers leave a large nhoff in IP6CB. After
decapsulation, ip6_protocol_deliver_rcu() uses that stale offset on the
inner packet and reads beyond the skb head. KASAN reports:
BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in ip6_protocol_deliver_rcu
ip6_protocol_deliver_rcu+0x1118/0x1450
ip6_input_finish+0x11b/0x240
seg6_local_input_core+0xed/0x2e0
lwtunnel_input+0x1e9/0x4e0
ipv6_rthdr_rcv+0x525f/0x6c50
ip6_protocol_deliver_rcu+0xcb7/0x1450
Before clearing IP6CB for an inner IPv6 packet, save its incoming
interface index and L3 slave state. Restore both after the clear and set
nhoff to the inner IPv6 base-header nexthdr field.
Use IP6CB(skb)->iif rather than skb->skb_iif because VRF processing can
replace skb_iif with the L3 master while IP6CB keeps the receiving
interface. Preserve IP6SKB_L3SLAVE for the same reason.
seg6: reset IP6CB after IPv6 decapsulation
decap_and_validate() pulls the outer SRv6 headers and makes the inner
packet the skb network header. The IPv6 control block still contains
values collected while parsing the outer packet, including nhoff and
extension-header flags.
End.DX6 and End.DT6 route the inner IPv6 packet directly to the IPv6
input path. An unprivileged user can reach End.DT6 from a user and net
namespace by installing a local SID and injecting an outer packet with
Hop-by-Hop and Destination Options headers followed by an SRH and a
minimal inner IPv6 packet.
The outer extension headers leave a large nhoff in IP6CB. After
decapsulation, ip6_protocol_deliver_rcu() uses that stale offset on the
inner packet and reads beyond the skb head. KASAN reports:
BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in ip6_protocol_deliver_rcu
ip6_protocol_deliver_rcu+0x1118/0x1450
ip6_input_finish+0x11b/0x240
seg6_local_input_core+0xed/0x2e0
lwtunnel_input+0x1e9/0x4e0
ipv6_rthdr_rcv+0x525f/0x6c50
ip6_protocol_deliver_rcu+0xcb7/0x1450
Before clearing IP6CB for an inner IPv6 packet, save its incoming
interface index and L3 slave state. Restore both after the clear and set
nhoff to the inner IPv6 base-header nexthdr field.
Use IP6CB(skb)->iif rather than skb->skb_iif because VRF processing can
replace skb_iif with the L3 master while IP6CB keeps the receiving
interface. Preserve IP6SKB_L3SLAVE for the same reason.
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: seg6: reset IP6CB after IPv6 decapsulation decap_and_validate() pulls the outer SRv6 headers and makes the inner packet the skb network header. The IPv6 control block still contains values collected while parsing the outer packet, including nhoff and extension-header flags. End.DX6 and End.DT6 route the inner IPv6 packet directly to the IPv6 input path. An unprivileged user can reach End.DT6 from a user and net namespace by installing a local SID and injecting an outer packet with Hop-by-Hop and Destination Options headers followed by an SRH and a minimal inner IPv6 packet. The outer extension headers leave a large nhoff in IP6CB. After decapsulation, ip6_protocol_deliver_rcu() uses that stale offset on the inner packet and reads beyond the skb head. KASAN reports: BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in ip6_protocol_deliver_rcu ip6_protocol_deliver_rcu+0x1118/0x1450 ip6_input_finish+0x11b/0x240 seg6_local_input_core+0xed/0x2e0 lwtunnel_input+0x1e9/0x4e0 ipv6_rthdr_rcv+0x525f/0x6c50 ip6_protocol_deliver_rcu+0xcb7/0x1450 Before clearing IP6CB for an inner IPv6 packet, save its incoming interface index and L3 slave state. Restore both after the clear and set nhoff to the inner IPv6 base-header nexthdr field. Use IP6CB(skb)->iif rather than skb->skb_iif because VRF processing can replace skb_iif with the L3 master while IP6CB keeps the receiving interface. Preserve IP6SKB_L3SLAVE for the same reason. | |
| Title | seg6: reset IP6CB after IPv6 decapsulation | |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-11T19:42:38.215Z
Reserved: 2026-08-26T14:34:25.810Z
Link: CVE-2026-80976
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-11T20:19:03.887
Modified: 2026-09-11T20:19:03.887
Link: CVE-2026-80976
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