SB20260816480 - Improper access control in Linux kernel ipv4
Published: August 16, 2026
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-72054)
CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
CVSSv4: 6.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a local privileged user to modify tunnel configuration across network namespaces.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access control in vti_changelink() in the ip_vti component when handling changelink requests for a tunnel whose link network namespace differs from the device network namespace. A local privileged user can send a changelink request to modify tunnel configuration across network namespaces.
The issue occurs when the device is created in or moved to a different network namespace than the one from which the request is issued.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1caf737e625143c6f23c32d2b747b1a3e42e5699
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/32edf8aa297745226854eda2d96c0fac66c1bb15
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/33fd93961557ec8e3e9958995b28684c5f949394
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d8bc0dc99472d62c57c2a3d436e6ab408592bda
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88b33ee458a6ca5fbef6c53b9dba772da69dab68
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9571af2eec8023af9a1671b7f2cd4ab400011724
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95cceadbfd52d7239bd730afdda0655287d77425
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/973ead9e565423642e4533e1547b5d2c0476fb03