SB20260720314 - Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset in Linux kernel ipv6
Published: July 20, 2026
Security Bulletin ID
SB20260720314
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-63924)
CWE-ID: CWE-823 - Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset
CVSSv4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to improper pointer handling in the IPv6 extension header parser in net/ipv6/exthdrs.c when processing IPv6 jumbo hop-by-hop options. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted IPv6 packet to cause a denial of service.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b56bbd928c030894c270cd33d60286326919458
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/645b99b1a185c91a79bdac4c5de0f91b212d64f0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/72af7beae774e46ed543f3f2f267bf0a141bfcdd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e883eaa878f4337b5873c706efb5a192364ed18
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3ac54e5c905f86d22b502eacb5686a282c5659f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bddaa4dfc7f36e1ee343a0622f69288af2b9ace9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c512e1c819dfbf6ae95ee7a44b65b9ad98979157
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d47548a36639095939f4747d4c43f2271366f565