SB20260529132 - Memory leak in Linux kernel ipv6
Published: May 29, 2026
Security Bulletin ID
SB20260529132
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Partial DoS
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-46172)
CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to a memory leak in xfrm6_rcv_encap() when processing IPv6 packets that trigger an error route lookup. A remote attacker can send specially crafted packets to cause a denial of service.
Repeated packets hitting this path leak dst entries.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/554c9b090c8ac5b1c5c507f4badf8d5d0c9c6e13
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6a5eec0a2a0e99ec9743cf8f1c4082178811d90a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d5047782f9bd2829e529df69209bf3232eb561f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bc0fcb9823cd0894934cf968b525c575833d7078
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c2efc4956981066df2fef1cc77391b523db6d8e4