SB2026052795 - Use-after-free in Linux kernel ipv6
Published: May 27, 2026
Security Bulletin ID
SB2026052795
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-46099)
CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free in seg6 and rpl lwtunnels when processing IPv6 routing lookups and caching a NOREF destination entry. A local user can trigger a race condition to cause a denial of service.
Exploitation requires PREEMPT_RT without PREEMPT_RT_NEEDS_BH_LOCK and a concurrent task able to release a shared nexthop per-cpu route entry.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/52f9db67f8f35f436366cf4980b4f0a2583d0ef0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6bd17925bd6866027a6555db17905b9fc073d38d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9dd5481f960e337b81d7dfe429529495c1c481c0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b778b6d095421619c331fd2d7751143cd5387103
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9c52a6ba9780bd27e0bf4c044fd91c13c778b6e