SB2026060406 - Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions in Linux kernel ethernet ibm driver

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SB2026060406 - Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions in Linux kernel ethernet ibm driver

Published: June 4, 2026

Security Bulletin ID SB2026060406
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-46273)

CWE-ID: CWE-703 - Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions

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 improper handling of segmentation offload constraints in ibmveth when processing gso packets with a small mss. A local user can send specially crafted packets to cause a denial of service.

The issue is triggered when the hardware performs segmentation with more than one segment and an MSS smaller than 224 bytes; single-segment GSO packets do not trigger the affected code path.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References