ipv6: prevent in6_dev_get() from resurrecting inet6_dev
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 4 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: ipv6: prevent in6_dev_get() from resurrecting inet6_dev in6_dev_get() reads dev->ip6_ptr under RCU and then unconditionally increments its refcount. Device teardown can clear the pointer and drop the last reference between these operations. The increment then resurrects an object whose RCU free has already been queued, so callers can use it after it is freed. Use refcount_inc_not_zero() and return NULL when the object has already reached zero. RCU keeps the memory accessible through the attempted reference acquisition, and a successful increment pins the object for the caller. An independent run on the exact unpatched 6f5156d7a31a (v7.2-rc3) kernel reproduced the invalid reference acquisition as UID 1000: refcount_t: addition on 0; use-after-free. ip6_mc_source+0xef4/0x17e0 It was followed by the corresponding reference underflow in ip6_mc_source(). The supplied trace from the same unpatched revision additionally shows the access after the RCU read-side section ends: BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in mutex_lock+0x76/0xe0 Write of size 8 at addr ffff888015b50240 by task poc/1219 Bug found and triaged by OpenAI Security Research and validated by Trail of Bits.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 2.6.19 and later | 5.10.265, 5.15.216, 6.1.183, 6.6.152, 6.12.104, 6.18.45, 7.1.9, 7.2 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 2.6.19 and later Fixed in 5.10.265, 5.15.216, 6.1.183, 6.6.152, 6.12.104, 6.18.45, 7.1.9, 7.2 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.265, 5.15.216, 6.1.183, 6.6.152, 6.12.104, 6.18.45, 7.1.9, 7.2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-74630
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6g8v-5hwp-cmr2
- 2026-10-18 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-11-05 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-11-05 CVSS score changed · Red Hat
References
Other 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/785d908f8d21c8bc78b6fb2c2932ab662bf6918a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aedcfefdb5b7ed7f8a6196a3e68a25bdbe51d2f8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/145812b678de9f3b59780173be3c0d22ed60dd93
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cc5bd568f9b7683e60841b6fd02c10d64535bd6e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c206d461c680c3151daa3c89fc26eaf5bf98a7f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/680fbd7942185448eadb990a3d10a53eb946b702
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/14e812ab41df0cac033479da835ec9a5de633404
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e243671bc7b8eaf00f83dd2f4367436dc0cff98
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Sources
- CVE-2026-74630 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-74630 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6g8v-5hwp-cmr2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-74630 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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