Critical severity · published May 6, 2026
CVE-2026-43083
net: ioam6: fix OOB and missing lock
9.1
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: ioam6: fix OOB and missing lock
When trace->type.bit6 is set:
if (trace->type.bit6) {
...
queue = skb_get_tx_queue(dev, skb);
qdisc = rcu_dereference(queue->qdisc);
This code can lead to an out-of-bounds access of the dev->_tx[] array
when is_input is true. In such a case, the packet is on the RX path and
skb->queue_mapping contains the RX queue index of the ingress device. If
the ingress device has more RX queues than the egress device (dev) has
TX queues, skb_get_queue_mapping(skb) will exceed dev->num_tx_queues.
Add a check to avoid this situation since skb_get_tx_queue() does not
clamp the index. This issue has also revealed that per queue visibility
cannot be accurate and will be replaced later as a new feature.
While at it, add missing lock around qdisc_qstats_qlen_backlog(). The
function __ioam6_fill_trace_data() is called from both softirq and
process contexts, hence the use of spin_lock_bh() here.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 46% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
5.17 before 6.18.24; 6.19 before 6.19.14; 7.0; 7.0; 7.0; 7.0; +3 more · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Linux
b63c5478e9cb1d1504eb02d9dac827ad24612b32 before a05a85779c2574b6534abb8cdc6d65fbc2e91208; b63c5478e9cb1d1504eb02d9dac827ad24612b32 before f1af9d19503b73011dae5051c354fd39b03e240d; b63c5478e9cb1d1504eb02d9dac827ad24612b32 before 6d1d9ed9b409e0662241e3d245d574a18f643494; b63c5478e9cb1d1504eb02d9dac827ad24612b32 before 95a1334748c95dd15546056280ade0c4b8dd7b78; b63c5478e9cb1d1504eb02d9dac827ad24612b32 before b30b1675aa2bcf0491fd3830b051df4e08a7c8ca; 5.17 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43083
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-43083
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d1d9ed9b409e0662241e3d245d574a18f643494
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95a1334748c95dd15546056280ade0c4b8dd7b78
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a05a85779c2574b6534abb8cdc6d65fbc2e91208
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b30b1675aa2bcf0491fd3830b051df4e08a7c8ca
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1af9d19503b73011dae5051c354fd39b03e240d
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