[ CVE-2026-97940 · Published 25 Sep 2026 ]
Vulnerability in Linux
[ Description ]Official description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: fix fib6 walker UAF on seq stop ipv6_route_iter_active() treats a walker in FWS_U at the table root as already unlinked. fib6_del_route() can move a still-linked walker into that same state when the current leaf is the last route at the root, so ipv6_route_native_seq_stop() skips fib6_walker_unlink(). The seq private object can then be freed while it remains on net->ipv6.fib6_walkers. A later route deletion walks the dangling list and uses the freed walker. Use the list head as membership state and reinitialize it when unlinking. Keep the existing w->node check so a never-started iterator with a zeroed private object is not treated as linked. The same stop helper is used by /proc/net/ipv6_route and by the BPF ipv6_route iterator. The BPF show path only widens the race.
[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches
No fix or interim patch is linked from our sources yet. Check the vendor references below and limit exposure of affected systems until a fix is available.
[ Advisories ]Government CERT advisories
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CERT-FRCERTFR-2026-AVI-1335
Multiple vulnerabilities in the SUSE Linux kernel Translated from French
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in the SUSE Linux kernel. Some of them allow an attacker to cause privilege escalation, remote denial of service and a breach of data confidentiality.
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CERT-FRCERTFR-2026-AVI-1289
Multiple vulnerabilities in the Debian LTS Linux kernel Translated from French
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Debian LTS Linux kernel. Some of them allow an attacker to cause privilege escalation, a breach of data confidentiality and denial of service.
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CERT-FRCERTFR-2026-AVI-1253
Multiple vulnerabilities in the Debian Linux kernel Translated from French
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Debian Linux kernel. Some of them allow an attacker to cause privilege escalation, a breach of data confidentiality and denial of service.
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BSI CERT-BundWID-SEC-2026-3579
Linux Kernel: Multiple vulnerabilities Translated from German
[ References ]References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/05b687ee04f816658f4a9cf586f4d2f129157943
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/0eede1689610e9eeaf729ba86fd1321799eb91a0
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/14fdaba201fdff92a3e45994e02bccda409cb19d
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/19b4ed644d68098cc62ab612727f40d30f43476c
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/4553cfafa8d05c4ce20b1d18f79d9bb3b303fc02
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/63407cddabc5992b5ac03af165559f4a1968a032
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a3f73d62c86271614eda4c43315230896a37018
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/b89b691dd00bf39b9ba39ab9446f8c62f419fa7b