SB2026062651 - Off-by-one in Linux kernel 6lowpan



SB2026062651 - Off-by-one in Linux kernel 6lowpan

Published: June 26, 2026

Security Bulletin ID SB2026062651
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Off-by-one (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-53263)

CWE-ID: CWE-193 - Off-by-one Error

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to disclose sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to an off-by-one error in lowpan_iphc_mcast_ctx_addr_compress() when compressing multicast context addresses. A remote attacker can send network traffic that triggers the vulnerable compression path to disclose sensitive information.

Uninitialized kernel stack memory may be transmitted over the network via lowpan_push_hc_data().


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.