Unreachable input routes accepted in ICMP route lookup in Linux kernel
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 7 without a fix
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
The Linux kernel IPv4 ICMP code is affected from 2.6.25 before the fixed versions listed below. The icmp_route_lookup function can accept an input route of type RTN_UNREACHABLE and use it for output, which hits a kernel warning in ip_rt_bug. A crafted packet that reaches the host can trigger this warning.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
Description from the CNA
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv4: icmp: reject RTN_UNREACHABLE input routes in icmp_route_lookup When the forward output route cannot be used in icmp_route_lookup(), it enters the "reverse path" and calls ip_route_input() on fl4_dec.daddr, the original packet's source address. ip_route_input() only returns an error for truly invalid packets. For unreachable addresses it will succeed and return an input route whose dst.output is set to ip_rt_bug(). The existing check only rejects RTN_LOCAL routes, so the RTN_UNREACHABLE route types can still be returned and later used for output, syzkaller triggering a WARN_ON_ONCE() in ip_rt_bug() as bellow: ------------[ cut here ]------------ WARNING: net/ipv4/route.c:1273 at ip_rt_bug+0x14/0x20 RIP: 0010:ip_rt_bug+0x14/0x20 Call Trace: ip_push_pending_frames+0xfa/0x100 __icmp_send+0x905/0xf10 ip_options_compile+0xc0/0xd0 ip_rcv_finish_core+0x321/0xae0 ip_rcv+0x1de/0x260 __netif_receive_skb_one_core+0x11a/0x130 netif_receive_skb+0x7b/0x260 tun_get_user+0x11bf/0x1c10 ------------[ cut here ]------------ Reject input route that is RTN_UNREACHABLE to fix it. The net warning is only printed for RTN_LOCAL, as RTN_UNREACHABLE is not the result of a race condition.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
Upgrade the Linux kernel to 6.1.189, 6.6.158, 6.12.112, 6.18.54, 7.2.8 or 7.3, or to a kernel containing commit 06083cea4a3b95f5ebc85312f97d7086e6c9e782, 83aa83f81a8fec30ff5372dee60b2f0561bcb2ca, cac69c50716c712ef0114837c9427da66066124c, 1af2d87964d87ba7626d96928d68c09158b5a223, fda3000147dc96c75ba162f680bec0a9fecf3037 or 2998147b59c9df0a51477c7a6b3d1f0ba3127dd4. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 is affected with no fix planned, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, 8, 9 and 10 and Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 and 5 are affected with no fix available.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.1.189, 6.6.158, 6.12.112, 6.18.54, 7.2.8, 7.3
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Timeline
- 2026-10-06 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-98303
- 2026-10-06 Alias added: GHSA-hw8j-26f4-2863
- 2026-10-09 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-09 CVSS score added · Red Hat
- 2026-10-19 Fix available: Linux/[email protected] · CNA
- 2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
Other 6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06083cea4a3b95f5ebc85312f97d7086e6c9e782
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83aa83f81a8fec30ff5372dee60b2f0561bcb2ca
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cac69c50716c712ef0114837c9427da66066124c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1af2d87964d87ba7626d96928d68c09158b5a223
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fda3000147dc96c75ba162f680bec0a9fecf3037
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2998147b59c9df0a51477c7a6b3d1f0ba3127dd4
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Sources
- CVE-2026-98303 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-98303 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hw8j-26f4-2863 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-98303 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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