CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-31674

HighCVSS 7.1
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, a vulnerability was found in the netfilter ip6t_rt module where the lack of validation of the addrnr field in rt match rules can lead to an out-of-bounds read of the rtinfo->addrs[] array. An attacker could install a malicious rule that, during IPv6 packet processing, accesses memory beyond the allowed range.

Risk Assessment

The risk involves a potential memory corruption (out-of-bounds read) during IPv6 packet filtering, which could lead to disclosure of sensitive data or system instability.

Recommendation

Immediately update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix that adds addrnr validation in the rt_mt6_check() function during rule installation.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: ip6t_rt: reject oversized addrnr in rt_mt6_check() Reject rt match rules whose addrnr exceeds IP6T_RT_HOPS. rt_mt6() expects addrnr to stay within the bounds of rtinfo->addrs[]. Validate addrnr during rule installation so malformed rules are rejected before the match logic can use an out-of-range value.

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