In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ipv6: rpl: fix NULL dereference of idev in ipv6_rpl_srh_rcv()
ipv6_rpl_srh_rcv() dereferences idev from __in6_dev_get() without a NULL
check when reading idev->cnf.rpl_seg_enabled.
When the device's MTU drops below IPV6_MIN_MTU, addrconf_ifdown() clears
dev->ip6_ptr through RCU_INIT_POINTER(). A packet that passed the idev
check in ip6_rcv_core() can then reach ipv6_rpl_srh_rcv() with
dev->ip6_ptr already NULL.
Reproduced by flooding the receiving interface with ping6 traffic while
flapping its MTU between 1500 and 1200:
BUG: KASAN: null-ptr-deref in ipv6_rpl_srh_rcv+0xb3/0x1070
Read of size 4 at addr 00000000000006b4 by task ping6/394
CPU: 2 UID: 0 PID: 394 Comm: ping6 Not tainted 7.2.0-rc7-micro-vm-dev-00095-g24ef02f934ee #240 PREEMPT(full)
Call Trace:
<IRQ>
kasan_report+0xc6/0x100
ipv6_rpl_srh_rcv+0xb3/0x1070
ip6_protocol_deliver_rcu+0x759/0x9a0
ip6_input_finish+0xa8/0x1b0
ip6_input+0xe1/0x490
ipv6_rcv+0x33d/0x460
__netif_receive_skb_one_core+0xd6/0x130
process_backlog+0x2cc/0xa00
__napi_poll.constprop.0+0x56/0x270
net_rx_action+0x327/0x730
handle_softirqs+0x11e/0x630
do_softirq+0xb3/0xf0
</IRQ>
Both ipv6_rpl_srh_rcv() and ipv6_srh_rcv() are called only from
ipv6_rthdr_rcv(), which already has an idev lookup.
Fix the NULL dereference on the RPL path by checking idev in
ipv6_rthdr_rcv(), before it calls either function. The callees take idev as
an argument and no longer call __in6_dev_get(), so the packet is now
dropped in one place, with SKB_DROP_REASON_IPV6DISABLED on both paths.
ipv6: rpl: fix NULL dereference of idev in ipv6_rpl_srh_rcv()
ipv6_rpl_srh_rcv() dereferences idev from __in6_dev_get() without a NULL
check when reading idev->cnf.rpl_seg_enabled.
When the device's MTU drops below IPV6_MIN_MTU, addrconf_ifdown() clears
dev->ip6_ptr through RCU_INIT_POINTER(). A packet that passed the idev
check in ip6_rcv_core() can then reach ipv6_rpl_srh_rcv() with
dev->ip6_ptr already NULL.
Reproduced by flooding the receiving interface with ping6 traffic while
flapping its MTU between 1500 and 1200:
BUG: KASAN: null-ptr-deref in ipv6_rpl_srh_rcv+0xb3/0x1070
Read of size 4 at addr 00000000000006b4 by task ping6/394
CPU: 2 UID: 0 PID: 394 Comm: ping6 Not tainted 7.2.0-rc7-micro-vm-dev-00095-g24ef02f934ee #240 PREEMPT(full)
Call Trace:
<IRQ>
kasan_report+0xc6/0x100
ipv6_rpl_srh_rcv+0xb3/0x1070
ip6_protocol_deliver_rcu+0x759/0x9a0
ip6_input_finish+0xa8/0x1b0
ip6_input+0xe1/0x490
ipv6_rcv+0x33d/0x460
__netif_receive_skb_one_core+0xd6/0x130
process_backlog+0x2cc/0xa00
__napi_poll.constprop.0+0x56/0x270
net_rx_action+0x327/0x730
handle_softirqs+0x11e/0x630
do_softirq+0xb3/0xf0
</IRQ>
Both ipv6_rpl_srh_rcv() and ipv6_srh_rcv() are called only from
ipv6_rthdr_rcv(), which already has an idev lookup.
Fix the NULL dereference on the RPL path by checking idev in
ipv6_rthdr_rcv(), before it calls either function. The callees take idev as
an argument and no longer call __in6_dev_get(), so the packet is now
dropped in one place, with SKB_DROP_REASON_IPV6DISABLED on both paths.
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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| Linux | Linux | unaffected |
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Fri, 11 Sep 2026 23:45:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: rpl: fix NULL dereference of idev in ipv6_rpl_srh_rcv() ipv6_rpl_srh_rcv() dereferences idev from __in6_dev_get() without a NULL check when reading idev->cnf.rpl_seg_enabled. When the device's MTU drops below IPV6_MIN_MTU, addrconf_ifdown() clears dev->ip6_ptr through RCU_INIT_POINTER(). A packet that passed the idev check in ip6_rcv_core() can then reach ipv6_rpl_srh_rcv() with dev->ip6_ptr already NULL. Reproduced by flooding the receiving interface with ping6 traffic while flapping its MTU between 1500 and 1200: BUG: KASAN: null-ptr-deref in ipv6_rpl_srh_rcv+0xb3/0x1070 Read of size 4 at addr 00000000000006b4 by task ping6/394 CPU: 2 UID: 0 PID: 394 Comm: ping6 Not tainted 7.2.0-rc7-micro-vm-dev-00095-g24ef02f934ee #240 PREEMPT(full) Call Trace: <IRQ> kasan_report+0xc6/0x100 ipv6_rpl_srh_rcv+0xb3/0x1070 ip6_protocol_deliver_rcu+0x759/0x9a0 ip6_input_finish+0xa8/0x1b0 ip6_input+0xe1/0x490 ipv6_rcv+0x33d/0x460 __netif_receive_skb_one_core+0xd6/0x130 process_backlog+0x2cc/0xa00 __napi_poll.constprop.0+0x56/0x270 net_rx_action+0x327/0x730 handle_softirqs+0x11e/0x630 do_softirq+0xb3/0xf0 </IRQ> Both ipv6_rpl_srh_rcv() and ipv6_srh_rcv() are called only from ipv6_rthdr_rcv(), which already has an idev lookup. Fix the NULL dereference on the RPL path by checking idev in ipv6_rthdr_rcv(), before it calls either function. The callees take idev as an argument and no longer call __in6_dev_get(), so the packet is now dropped in one place, with SKB_DROP_REASON_IPV6DISABLED on both paths. | |
| Title | ipv6: rpl: fix NULL dereference of idev in ipv6_rpl_srh_rcv() | |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-11T19:44:32.822Z
Reserved: 2026-09-11T19:38:34.725Z
Link: CVE-2026-89561
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-11T20:19:39.933
Modified: 2026-09-11T20:19:39.933
Link: CVE-2026-89561
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