CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-63870

HighCVSS 7.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.12%

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

Summary

A vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel's 6LoWPAN stack for IEEE 802.15.4 networks. The lowpan_xmit() function accepts non-IPv6 packets (e.g., ETH_P_AOE), leading to the use of uninitialized data in the lowpan_addr_info structure. An attacker could exploit this for potential information disclosure or system instability.

Risk Assessment

The organization faces the risk of sensitive kernel data leakage or system crashes by sending a crafted non-IPv6 packet to a 6LoWPAN interface. This could allow a local attacker to escalate privileges or perform a DoS attack.

Recommendation

Immediately update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix that drops non-IPv6 packets in lowpan_xmit(). It is also recommended to apply a similar patch in net/bluetooth/6lowpan.c.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ieee802154: 6lowpan: only accept IPv6 packets in lowpan_xmit() The aoe driver (or similar) generates a non-IPv6 packet (e.g., ETH_P_AOE) and queues it for transmission via dev_queue_xmit() on a 6LoWPAN interface (configured by the user or test case). Since the packet is not IPv6, the 6LoWPAN header_ops->create function (lowpan_header_create or header_create) returns early without initializing the lowpan_addr_info structure in the skb headroom. In the transmit function (lowpan_xmit), the driver calls lowpan_header (or setup_header) which unconditionally copies and uses the lowpan_addr_info from the headroom, which contains uninitialized data. Fix this by dropping non IPv6 packets. A similar fix is needed in net/bluetooth/6lowpan.c bt_xmit().

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