Critical severity · published May 1, 2026
CVE-2026-43037
ip6_tunnel: clear skb2->cb[] in ip4ip6_err()
9.8
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ip6_tunnel: clear skb2->cb[] in ip4ip6_err()
Oskar Kjos reported the following problem.
ip4ip6_err() calls icmp_send() on a cloned skb whose cb[] was written
by the IPv6 receive path as struct inet6_skb_parm. icmp_send() passes
IPCB(skb2) to __ip_options_echo(), which interprets that cb[] region
as struct inet_skb_parm (IPv4). The layouts differ: inet6_skb_parm.nhoff
at offset 14 overlaps inet_skb_parm.opt.rr, producing a non-zero rr
value. __ip_options_echo() then reads optlen from attacker-controlled
packet data at sptr[rr+1] and copies that many bytes into dopt->__data,
a fixed 40-byte stack buffer (IP_OPTIONS_DATA_FIXED_SIZE).
To fix this we clear skb2->cb[], as suggested by Oskar Kjos.
Also add minimal IPv4 header validation (version == 4, ihl >= 5).
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.7% · higher than 53% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
2.6.22 before 5.10.253; 5.11 before 5.15.203; 5.16 before 6.1.168; 6.2 before 6.6.134; 6.7 before 6.12.81; 6.13 before 6.18.22; +7 more · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Linux
c4d3efafcc933fd2ffd169d7dc4f980393a13796 before ea9f65b27c8404e164848ebff1443310fd187629; c4d3efafcc933fd2ffd169d7dc4f980393a13796 before d6621f60192fe10c047a4487be42a6f4c150707f; c4d3efafcc933fd2ffd169d7dc4f980393a13796 before 2cc6e3b0fe0f0242d1f530a93a4924f48ab85ba5; c4d3efafcc933fd2ffd169d7dc4f980393a13796 before a0c4ce9900a108eaf55d0f3b399cb55999647d39; c4d3efafcc933fd2ffd169d7dc4f980393a13796 before 1063515ce15ff31065c4e7f8265f4c2fd3c54876; c4d3efafcc933fd2ffd169d7dc4f980393a13796 before 590f622669b97eaf7b57a1de7b0a6e68c5d8b2c3; +3 more · source: vendor
NF
NVIDIA for RHEL 10 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Extended Lifecycle Support - EXTENSION · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43037
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-43037
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1063515ce15ff31065c4e7f8265f4c2fd3c54876
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2cc6e3b0fe0f0242d1f530a93a4924f48ab85ba5
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2edfa31769a4add828a7e604b21cb82aaaa05925
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a622658f384b03560834cbe8ffcfe69a278f7c8
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/590f622669b97eaf7b57a1de7b0a6e68c5d8b2c3
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0c4ce9900a108eaf55d0f3b399cb55999647d39
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