CVE-2026-64538ipv6: Fix null-ptr-deref in fib6_nh_mtu_change().
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: Fix null-ptr-deref in fib6_nh_mtu_change(). fib6_nh_mtu_change() re-fetches idev via __in6_dev_get(arg->dev) and dereferences idev->cnf.mtu6 without a NULL check. addrconf_ifdown() clears dev->ip6_ptr with RCU_INIT_POINTER() after rt6_disable_ip() has released tb6_lock, so the RA-driven MTU walk can observe a NULL idev and oops. The caller rt6_mtu_change_route() guards its own __in6_dev_get(), but this re-fetch is unguarded; nexthop-backed routes survive addrconf_ifdown()'s flush, so the walk still reaches it after ip6_ptr is nulled. Return 0 when idev is NULL, matching rt6_mtu_change_route() and the fib6_mtu() fix in commit 5ad509c1fdad ("ipv6: Fix null-ptr-deref in fib6_mtu()."). Oops: general protection fault, ... KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x00000000000002a8-0x00000000000002af] RIP: 0010:fib6_nh_mtu_change+0x203/0x990 rt6_mtu_change_route+0x141/0x1d0 __fib6_clean_all+0xd0/0x160 rt6_mtu_change+0xb4/0x100 ndisc_router_discovery+0x24b5/0x2cb0 icmpv6_rcv+0x12e9/0x1710 ipv6_rcv+0x39b/0x410
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- Weakness (CWE)
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- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
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- Linux
- NVD analysis
- Received
- Record last updated
- Oct 15, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name) | from c0b220cf7d80eb8a36ae9f12cae6df4577a6814e before d08d019f2f43a6f9a71e81868bbc326b3afaf37b; from c0b220cf7d80eb8a36ae9f12cae6df4577a6814e before 1451deca9896957159f0666520a792c1b861af4f; from c0b220cf7d80eb8a36ae9f12cae6df4577a6814e before b2c70dd3326809429b709a9c7e9220d29923051a; from c0b220cf7d80eb8a36ae9f12cae6df4577a6814e before 302d57ed7872838b40e56a868fb4c7da7da606e9; from c0b220cf7d80eb8a36ae9f12cae6df4577a6814e before 80600b5d0f3ecb9324120dc95b5e915130f516c5; from c0b220cf7d80eb8a36ae9f12cae6df4577a6814e before b0d0eb13a0441a8ebf4f227843deaf494f1e2c33; from c0b220cf7d80eb8a36ae9f12cae6df4577a6814e before 6428634f7a0b7878144b4925c37856bef3224967; from c0b220cf7d80eb8a36ae9f12cae6df4577a6814e before 46c3b8191aad3d032776bf3bebf03efdf5f4b905 | CNA record |
Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP siemens:simatic_s7_1500_cpu_1518_4_pn_dp_mfp (from the name) | from V3.1.6 | CISA ADP |
Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP siemens:simatic_s7_1500_cpu_1518f_4_pn_dp_mfp (from the name) | from V3.1.6 | CISA ADP |
Siemens SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP siemens:siplus_s7_1500_cpu_1518_4_pn_dp_mfp (from the name) | from V3.1.6 | CISA ADP |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d08d019f2f43a6f9a71e81868bbc326b3afaf37b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1451deca9896957159f0666520a792c1b861af4f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b2c70dd3326809429b709a9c7e9220d29923051a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/302d57ed7872838b40e56a868fb4c7da7da606e9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/80600b5d0f3ecb9324120dc95b5e915130f516c5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b0d0eb13a0441a8ebf4f227843deaf494f1e2c33
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6428634f7a0b7878144b4925c37856bef3224967
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/46c3b8191aad3d032776bf3bebf03efdf5f4b905
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-019113.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-457936.html
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