Description
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().
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HAffected software
Source: the vendor's advisory (CNA). NVD analysis pending.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | >= 67f415dd29063a5906c560051c00e42dcf01a4dd, < b50d3cfb8513e895cee453dd0f834deee6ccc231; >= 67f415dd29063a5906c560051c00e42dcf01a4dd, < 7f8287f606c8c028d4224e85d95dc448c6d6d623; >= 67f415dd29063a5906c560051c00e42dcf01a4dd, < 42ef371466d5648f5c9e8bc219f0af0a2c2bbf8c; >= 67f415dd29063a5906c560051c00e42dcf01a4dd, < f57b0fd1c62e1be274ee154ab7fb8ac4481b7f89; >= 67f415dd29063a5906c560051c00e42dcf01a4dd, < 4a674afaae4136c71943aa3e35d433676fd40e8f; >= 67f415dd29063a5906c560051c00e42dcf01a4dd, < 235b42b5860189eb8c27c36435ad932cae65a734 |
| Linux | Linux | 5.3 |
References
- 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/b50d3cfb8513e895cee453dd0f834deee6ccc231
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f57b0fd1c62e1be274ee154ab7fb8ac4481b7f89
Timeline
- Published
- Sep 17, 2026
- Last modified
- Oct 30, 2026
- NVD status
- Received