Critical severity · published Sep 16, 2026
CVE-2026-89783
xfrm6: fix out-of-bounds write in xfrm6_input_addr() when secpath is full
9.8
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
xfrm6: fix out-of-bounds write in xfrm6_input_addr() when secpath is full
The depth check in xfrm6_input_addr() is off by one:
if (1 + sp->len == XFRM_MAX_DEPTH)
goto drop;
...
sp->xvec[sp->len++] = x;
xfrm_input() can leave sp->len == XFRM_MAX_DEPTH, and the transport-mode
receive path re-enters IPv6 input via xfrm_trans_reinject() with that
secpath preserved. If the inner packet carries a destination-options HAO
option or a type-2 routing header, xfrm6_input_addr() is called with
sp->len == XFRM_MAX_DEPTH; the check (1 + 6 == 6) is false, so
sp->xvec[sp->len++] writes one slot past the 6-element xvec[]. The write
stays within the sec_path allocation (invisible to KASAN); UBSAN_BOUNDS
flags it and panics under panic_on_warn.
Use "sp->len >= XFRM_MAX_DEPTH", matching xfrm_input(). This also
restores one chain level the old check rejected at sp->len == 5.
UBSAN: array-index-out-of-bounds in net/ipv6/xfrm6_input.c:309:10
index 6 is out of range for type 'xfrm_state *[6]'
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
LI
Linux · Linux
9473e1f631de339c50bde1e3bd09e1045fe90fd5 before 91fc387f63c00ddfb5221127a17bac97549a8343; 9473e1f631de339c50bde1e3bd09e1045fe90fd5 before 68e8737fe8e72f085c608cff322b3d2de8340af1; 9473e1f631de339c50bde1e3bd09e1045fe90fd5 before 8fe2c53fb81f5ad5be43af2ad09583f7c78b4b77; 9473e1f631de339c50bde1e3bd09e1045fe90fd5 before bdcda866c89f9a8b1acdabf02d26cde9fbe501d8; 9473e1f631de339c50bde1e3bd09e1045fe90fd5 before 48996649222e95008cdb98cd58579e3fc8e5ee06; 9473e1f631de339c50bde1e3bd09e1045fe90fd5 before 0f679e0523ddfff3fb554336ceb874b0e51e9cd3; +3 more · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-89783
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-89783
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f679e0523ddfff3fb554336ceb874b0e51e9cd3
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/48996649222e95008cdb98cd58579e3fc8e5ee06
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d9e3bf34fec9a5d237e4b7cef4a707bc2e091bc
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f35a29a5eed3d80befd32050843ac88dea3d61a
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68e8737fe8e72f085c608cff322b3d2de8340af1
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8fe2c53fb81f5ad5be43af2ad09583f7c78b4b77
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