In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ipv4: fib: Don't ignore error route in local/main tables.
When CONFIG_IP_MULTIPLE_TABLES is enabled but no rule is added, fib_lookup() performs route lookup directly on two tables.
Since the first lookup does not properly bail out, the result of an error route in the merged local/main table could be overwritten by another route in the default table:
# unshare -n # ip link set lo up # ip route add 192.168.0.0/24 dev lo table 253 # ip route add unreachable 192.168.0.0/24 # ip route get 192.168.0.1 192.168.0.1 dev lo table default uid 0 cache <local>
Once a random rule is added, the error route is respected:
# ip rule add table 0 # ip rule del table 0 # ip route get 192.168.0.1 RTNETLINK answers: No route to host
Let's fix the inconsistent behaviour.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 10
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade python3-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-livepatch-6.1.180-225.360Upgrade kernel-modules-extra-commonUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-headers | Sep 1, 2026 | Aug 15, 2026 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Aug 16, 2026 | Aug 16, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Aug 21, 2026 | Aug 15, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rt-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1035-nvidia-tegraNo solution existsUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1035-nvidia-tegra-rt | Sep 21, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Aug 21, 2026 | Aug 15, 2026 |
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