SB2026101681 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Extended Lifecycle Support - EXTENSION update for kernel
Published: October 16, 2026
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.
1) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-31411)
CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation
CVSSv4: 6.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in sigd_send() when handling sendmsg() input containing a forged vcc pointer. A local user can send a specially crafted message to cause a denial of service.
Exploitation requires control of the ATM signaling daemon role via the ATMSIGD_CTRL ioctl.
2) 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.
3) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-63922)
CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free
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 a use-after-free risk from stale pointer reuse in ip6_parse_tlv() in net/ipv6/exthdrs.c when parsing IPv6 TLVs containing the HAO option. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted IPv6 packet to cause a denial of service.
The issue occurs when handling a cloned skb where header expansion moves the skb head and invalidates the cached network header pointer.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.