CVE-2026-98241
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: xfrm: use full sockets in local error paths xfrm6_local_rxpmtu() and xfrm6_local_error() dereference skb->sk as if it always pointed at a full IPv6 socket. That is not guaranteed. TCP SYN-ACK skbs can be owned by a TCP_NEW_SYN_RECV request_sock while the output path itself is driven by the full listener. If rerouting selects an IPv6 XFRM tunnel route with a lower MTU, the local PMTU/error handling path can reach these callbacks with that mini-socket still attached to the skb. The callbacks then miscast the request socket as a full inet/IPv6 socket and can read beyond the request_sock allocation when they access inet_sock or ipv6_pinfo state. Resolve the owner with skb_to_full_sk() in both callbacks and bail out when no full socket is attached. This matches the surrounding XFRM IPv6 PMTU/error logic, which already reasons about full sockets with skb_to_full_sk().
Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
7.8
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Received
Source identifier
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Published
2026-10-06 09:18:12.090000
Last modified
2026-10-19 10:18:24.967000
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"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nipv6: xfrm: use full sockets in local error paths\n\nxfrm6_local_rxpmtu() and xfrm6_local_error() dereference skb->sk as if it\nalways pointed at a full IPv6 socket.\n\nThat is not guaranteed. TCP SYN-ACK skbs can be owned by a\nTCP_NEW_SYN_RECV request_sock while the output path itself is driven by the\nfull listener. If rerouting selects an IPv6 XFRM tunnel route with a lower\nMTU, the local PMTU/error handling path can reach these callbacks with that\nmini-socket still attached to the skb.\n\nThe callbacks then miscast the request socket as a full inet/IPv6 socket and\ncan read beyond the request_sock allocation when they access inet_sock or\nipv6_pinfo state.\n\nResolve the owner with skb_to_full_sk() in both callbacks and bail out when\nno full socket is attached. This matches the surrounding XFRM IPv6 PMTU/error\nlogic, which already reasons about full sockets with skb_to_full_sk()."
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