CVE-2026-23442

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Description

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.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 ScoreN/A

Published4/3/2026

Last Modified4/3/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06413793526251870e20402c39930804f14d59c0(416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67)

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a25853c9feea7bbf31d157ff6e004d2d3b4f7f13(416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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