Critical severity · published May 1, 2026
CVE-2026-43038
ipv6: icmp: clear skb2->cb[] in ip6_err_gen_icmpv6_unreach()
9.8
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
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)0.3% · higher than 17% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
after 3.13 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; +14 more · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Linux
ca15a078bd907df5fc1c009477869c5cbde3b753 before c438ba010171b70bad22fc18b1d5bdc3627476e8; ca15a078bd907df5fc1c009477869c5cbde3b753 before 0452b6526b2f54b2413b9cb4ff1ea2ac542c99c7; ca15a078bd907df5fc1c009477869c5cbde3b753 before a4437faf135da293d16fcc4cc607316742bd0ebb; ca15a078bd907df5fc1c009477869c5cbde3b753 before 3d5127d998de617b130aae96b138dba22ac6a8a7; ca15a078bd907df5fc1c009477869c5cbde3b753 before e41953e7d118e2702bcb217879c173d9d1d3cd4e; ca15a078bd907df5fc1c009477869c5cbde3b753 before a2edbb6393972a02114b6003953a5cef3104fada; +3 more · source: vendor
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 8 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA