CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-23442

MediumCVSS 5.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.12%

2th percentile - higher than 2% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, SRv6 IPv6 paths lack NULL checks for the idev pointer returned by __in6_dev_get(). This can lead to a NULL pointer dereference when a network device has no IPv6 configuration.

Risk Assessment

Potential DoS (denial of service) via kernel panic if SRv6 traffic is sent to an interface without IPv6.

Recommendation

Apply a patch from a newer Linux kernel version that adds NULL checks in seg6_hmac_validate_skb() and ipv6_srh_rcv().

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: add NULL checks for idev in SRv6 paths __in6_dev_get() can return NULL when the device has no IPv6 configuration (e.g. MTU < IPV6_MIN_MTU or after NETDEV_UNREGISTER). Add NULL checks for idev returned by __in6_dev_get() in both seg6_hmac_validate_skb() and ipv6_srh_rcv() to prevent potential NULL pointer dereferences.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS