In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: af_key: zero aligned sockaddr tail in PF_KEY exports
PF_KEY export paths use `pfkey_sockaddr_size()` when reserving sockaddr payload space, so IPv6 addresses occupy 32 bytes on the wire. However, `pfkey_sockaddr_fill()` initializes only the first 28 bytes of `struct sockaddr_in6`, leaving the final 4 aligned bytes uninitialized.
Not every PF_KEY message is affected. The state and policy dump builders already zero the whole message buffer before filling the sockaddr payloads. Keep the fix to the export paths that still append aligned sockaddr payloads with plain `skb_put()`:
- `SADB_ACQUIRE` - `SADB_X_NAT_T_NEW_MAPPING` - `SADB_X_MIGRATE`
Fix those paths by clearing only the aligned sockaddr tail after `pfkey_sockaddr_fill()`.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade kernel6.18-modules-extra-commonUpgrade kernel6.18-modules-extraUpgrade kernel6.18-develUpgrade kernel6.18-tools-develUpgrade perf6.18Upgrade python3-perf6.18-debuginfoUpgrade python3-perf6.18Upgrade kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade bpftool6.18Upgrade kernel6.18-tools-debuginfoUpgrade perf6.18-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade bpftool6.18-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18Upgrade kernel6.18-headersUpgrade kernel6.18-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18-toolsUpgrade kernel-livepatch-6.18.30-61.116 | Jun 23, 2026 | May 6, 2026 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Jul 23, 2026 | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 17, 2026 | May 6, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-aws-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-fipsUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-ibm-6.8Upgrade linux-image-virtual-6.8Upgrade linux-image-raspi-realtime-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-realtime-6.8.1Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-6.8Upgrade linux-image-azure-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1058-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1059-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1059-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-oracle-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1061-ibmUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rt-6.8Upgrade linux-image-aws-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-ibm-classicUpgrade linux-image-aws-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gke-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-aws-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-azure-fde-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1061-raspiUpgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1030-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1061-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1061-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-aws-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-generic-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gkeop-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1064-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1030-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1046-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-raspi-6.8Upgrade linux-image-xilinx-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1059-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04bUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1062-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1061-awsUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04aUpgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04bUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04dUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-gcp-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1064-gcpUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1063-azureUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1059-gkeUpgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-136-genericUpgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-2050-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1033-xilinxUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-136-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1064-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-azure-fde-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-136-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1059-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1058-oracleUpgrade linux-image-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-laptop-23.10Upgrade linux-image-oem-20.04dUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.1-1056-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-136-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04cUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gke-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-136-fipsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1059-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-20.04cUpgrade linux-image-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-xilinxUpgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1063-azure-fips | May 25, 2026 | May 6, 2026 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jul 10, 2026 | May 6, 2026 |
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