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CRITICALCVE-2026-43038Published Modified CNA Linux

CVE-2026-43038: ipv6: icmp: clear skb2->cb[] in ip6_err_gen_icmpv6_unreach()

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: icmp: clear skb2->cb[] in ip6_err_gen_icmpv6_unreach() Sashiko AI-review observed: In ip6_err_gen_icmpv6_unreach(), the skb is an outer IPv4 ICMP error packet where its cb contains an IPv4 inet_skb_parm. When skb is cloned into skb2 and passed to icmp6_send(), it uses IP6CB(skb2). IP6CB interprets the IPv4 inet_skb_parm as an inet6_skb_parm. The cipso offset in inet_skb_parm.opt directly overlaps with dsthao in inet6_skb_parm at offset 18. If an attacker sends a forged ICMPv4 error with a CIPSO IP option, dsthao would be a non-zero offset. Inside icmp6_send(), mip6_addr_swap() is called and uses ipv6_find_tlv(skb, opt->dsthao, IPV6_TLV_HAO). This would scan the inner, attacker-controlled IPv6 packet starting at that offset, potentially returning a fake TLV without checking if the remaining packet length can hold the full 18-byte struct ipv6_destopt_hao. Could mip6_addr_swap() then perform a 16-byte swap that extends past the end of the packet data into skb_shared_info? Should the cb array also be cleared in ip6_err_gen_icmpv6_unreach() and ip6ip6_err() to prevent this? This patch implements the first suggestion. I am not sure if ip6ip6_err() needs to be changed. A separate patch would be better anyway.

Metrics

CVSS v3.1
9.8
Severity
CRITICAL
Fixed in
0
Affected Products
2

Fix available

00452b6526b2f54b2413b9cb4ff1ea2ac542c99c71ceeebd5bd6d855b17a5df625109bfe29129d7cf3d5127d998de617b130aae96b138dba22ac6a8a75.10.2535.15.2036.1.1686.6.1346.12.816.18.226.19.127.086ab3e55673a7a49a841838776f1ab18d23a67b5a2edbb6393972a02114b6003953a5cef3104fadaa4437faf135da293d16fcc4cc607316742bd0ebbc438ba010171b70bad22fc18b1d5bdc3627476e8e41953e7d118e2702bcb217879c173d9d1d3cd4e
Affected packages
  • Linux / Linux
    < c438ba010171b70bad22fc18b1d5bdc3627476e8 (from ca15a078bd907df5fc1c009477869c5cbde3b753) · < 0452b6526b2f54b2413b9cb4ff1ea2ac542c99c7 (from ca15a078bd907df5fc1c009477869c5cbde3b753) · < a4437faf135da293d16fcc4cc607316742bd0ebb (from ca15a078bd907df5fc1c009477869c5cbde3b753) · < 3d5127d998de617b130aae96b138dba22ac6a8a7 (from ca15a078bd907df5fc1c009477869c5cbde3b753) · < e41953e7d118e2702bcb217879c173d9d1d3cd4e (from ca15a078bd907df5fc1c009477869c5cbde3b753) · < a2edbb6393972a02114b6003953a5cef3104fada (from ca15a078bd907df5fc1c009477869c5cbde3b753)
  • Linux / Linux
    3.13
    Fixed in 0, 5.10.253, 5.15.203, 6.1.168, 6.6.134, 6.12.81, 6.18.22, 6.19.12, 7.0
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H