Unscored severity · published Oct 28, 2026
CVE-2026-99121
ipv4: avoid divide by zero in fib_rebalance
New
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CVSS
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EPSS
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On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ipv4: avoid divide by zero in fib_rebalance
fib_rebalance() computes the total eligible nexthop weight in one pass
and programs upper bounds in a second pass. A concurrent change to
ignore_routes_with_linkdown can make the first pass return zero while
the second pass sees an eligible nexthop, resulting in division by zero.
If the first pass reports a zero total, set each nexthop upper bound to
-1 and skip the division. This matches the IPv6 fix in commit
d2c26c2911dd ("ipv6: avoid divide by zero in rt6_multipath_rebalance")
and preserves the lock-free rebalance path.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Linux · Linux
0e884c78ee19e902f300ed147083c28a0c6302f0 before 5dac5c7ba8f5f3fb4bf29f2a2c3cb552f5b83c8f; 0e884c78ee19e902f300ed147083c28a0c6302f0 before d5520e815c4b1427104ce1428ee23821f2aa824d; 0e884c78ee19e902f300ed147083c28a0c6302f0 before 5046d2880fec7d49ebed2fd2866747ee1d06ad71; 4.4 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-99121
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-99121
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5dac5c7ba8f5f3fb4bf29f2a2c3cb552f5b83c8f
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5520e815c4b1427104ce1428ee23821f2aa824d
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5046d2880fec7d49ebed2fd2866747ee1d06ad71
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