net: ipv6: clear suppressed fib6 rule result
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 39 fixed, 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ipv6: clear suppressed fib6 rule result fib6_rule_suppress() drops a suppressed route with ip6_rt_put_flags(), but leaves res->rt6 pointing at the released rt6_info. If no later rule supplies a replacement, fib6_rule_lookup() still sees res.rt6 and returns that stale dst to its caller. A suppressing rule can therefore leak a released route back to rt6_lookup(), and the next put hits rcuref_put_slowpath() from dst_release(). Clear res->rt6 when suppressing the route so suppressed lookups fall through to the null dst instead of reusing the released one.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.265, 5.15.216, 5.5
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.265, 5.15.216, 6.1.183, 6.6.151, 6.12.103, 6.18.44, 7.1.8, 7.2
Red Hat 21 advisories
- RHSA-2026:72831 Released 2026-10-02 · Red Hat rating Importantkpatch-patch-6_12_0-211_16_1 and kpatch-patch-6_12_0-211_49_1 security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10) kpatch-patch-6_12_0-211_16_1-1-9.el10_2, kpatch-patch-6_12_0-211_49_1-1-1.el10_2
- RHSA-2026:73788 Released 2026-09-30 · Red Hat rating Importantkernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
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- RHSA-2026:72830 Released 2026-09-29 · Red Hat rating Importantkpatch-patch-5_14_0-570_116_1, kpatch-patch-5_14_0-570_135_1, kpatch-patch-5_14_0-570_39_1, kpatch-patch-5_14_0-570_66_1, and kpatch-patch-5_14_0-570_94_1 security update
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- RHSA-2026:72630 Released 2026-09-28 · Red Hat rating Importantkpatch-patch-5_14_0-427_100_1, kpatch-patch-5_14_0-427_113_1, kpatch-patch-5_14_0-427_126_1, kpatch-patch-5_14_0-427_146_1, and kpatch-patch-5_14_0-427_84_1 security update
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Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet |
| NVIDIA for RHEL 10 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:72059, RHSA-2026:73788 |
| Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:60486 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:63128 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:59723 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:60437 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:60484 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 10.0) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:62609 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:60486 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:63128, RHSA-2026:72831 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:63014, RHSA-2026:72629 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:59723, RHSA-2026:72832 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS AUS (v.8.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:59994 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS AUS (v.8.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:60485 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.8.8) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:61932, RHSA-2026:72627 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:60437, RHSA-2026:72628 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:60484, RHSA-2026:72630 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v. 10.0) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:62609 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.9.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:60486, RHSA-2026:72830 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS EXTENSION (v.8.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:59994 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS EXTENSION (v.8.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:60485 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS TUS (v.8.8) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:61932 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:63014 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:63128 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:59723 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v. 10.0) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:62609 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux NFV (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:63013 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux RT (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:63013 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 10) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:63128 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:59723 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time E4S (v.9.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:60438 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time E4S (v.9.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:60484 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time EUS (v. 10.0) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:62609 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time EUS (v.9.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:60486 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 10) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:63128 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:59723 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV E4S (v.9.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:60438 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV E4S (v.9.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:60484 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV EUS (v. 10.0) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:62609 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV EUS (v.9.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:60486 |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-74581
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7ph7-58w3-w755
- 2026-10-18 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Other 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90c57310e266eb94e4a80d6b15a9ca131d2e82cb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d29b286c9de0b309e94b9ed083aa1a2f429434f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/354db6243eca59e9d187ffbf8b7955b044ce84dc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d98c70fe0ba8c7708bfd5b2a5174d2086775daa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9bad152c42b37499162367fe47867411e62fffa3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc3ab04220667f254f4348572b2a0b3febff89fb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a341c091ca0bfae377747b1b59a3bd8ebe18a937
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6aea62e433fe1b586202a5fee8b5807ce635e1d7
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Sources
- CVE-2026-74581 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-74581 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7ph7-58w3-w755 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-74581 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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