Critical severity · published Jun 3, 2026
CVE-2026-46244
netfilter: nft_inner: Fix IPv6 inner_thoff desync
9.1
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
netfilter: nft_inner: Fix IPv6 inner_thoff desync
In nft_inner_parse_l2l3(), when processing inner IPv6 packets,
ipv6_find_hdr() correctly computes the transport header offset
traversing all extension headers, but the result is immediately
overwritten with nhoff + sizeof(_ip6h) (40 bytes), which only
accounts for the IPv6 base header. This creates a desync between
inner_thoff (wrong — points to extension header start) and l4proto
(correct — e.g., IPPROTO_TCP), enabling transport header forgery
and potential firewall bypass. This issue affects stable versions
from Linux 6.2.
For comparison, the normal (non-inner) IPv6 path correctly
preserves ipv6_find_hdr()'s result. Removing the incorrect overwrite
ensures that ipv6_find_hdr()'s calculated transport header offset is
preserved, thereby fixing the desynchronization.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 36% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
6.2 before 6.6.142; 6.7 before 6.12.92; 6.13 before 6.18.34; 6.19 before 7.0.11; 7.1; 7.1; +2 more · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Linux
3a07327d10a09379315c844c63f27941f5081e0a before c161ad9157f5a0429b5ff94d9770faf3bf48d273; 3a07327d10a09379315c844c63f27941f5081e0a before 870d59e2cf218e7418491e26bad768cb16654582; 3a07327d10a09379315c844c63f27941f5081e0a before 689bbf48c1f45130086ae1c46ab83ea4c753c601; 3a07327d10a09379315c844c63f27941f5081e0a before d0f98a3617f6ae5b1e95cde1e68e7ead4a1279ce; 3a07327d10a09379315c844c63f27941f5081e0a before b6a91f68ebfed9c38e0e9150f58a9b85da07181c; 6.2 · 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 9 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-46244
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-46244
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/689bbf48c1f45130086ae1c46ab83ea4c753c601
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/870d59e2cf218e7418491e26bad768cb16654582
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b6a91f68ebfed9c38e0e9150f58a9b85da07181c
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c161ad9157f5a0429b5ff94d9770faf3bf48d273
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0f98a3617f6ae5b1e95cde1e68e7ead4a1279ce
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33215
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