In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
rxrpc: proc: size address buffers for %pISpc output
The AF_RXRPC procfs helpers format local and remote socket addresses into fixed 50-byte stack buffers with "%pISpc".
That is too small for the longest current-tree IPv6-with-port form the formatter can produce. In lib/vsprintf.c, the compressed IPv6 path uses a dotted-quad tail not only for v4mapped addresses, but also for ISATAP addresses via ipv6_addr_is_isatap().
As a result, a case such as
[ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:0:5efe:255.255.255.255]:65535
is possible with the current formatter. That is 50 visible characters, so 51 bytes including the trailing NUL, which does not fit in the existing char[50] buffers used by net/rxrpc/proc.c.
Size the buffers from the formatter's maximum textual form and switch the call sites to scnprintf().
Changes since v1: - correct the changelog to cite the actual maximum current-tree case explicitly - frame the proof around the ISATAP formatting path instead of the earlier mapped-v4 example
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linuxUpgrade linux-6.1 | Jul 5, 2026 | Jul 5, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 17, 2026 | Apr 24, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-intelUpgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-raspi-5.15Upgrade linux-image-realtime-5.15Upgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1095-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oem-20.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1107-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1107-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-azure-fde-5.15Upgrade linux-image-virtual-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1053-nvidia-tegra-igx-rtUpgrade linux-image-xilinx-zynqmp-5.15Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1035-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1117-azureUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1106-ibmUpgrade linux-image-generic-5.15Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-igx-rt-5.15Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-5.15Upgrade linux-image-raspi-nolpaeUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-5.15Upgrade linux-image-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-igx-5.15Upgrade linux-image-aws-fips-5.15Upgrade linux-image-fipsUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1112-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-186-fipsUpgrade linux-image-azure-fips-5.15Upgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-5.15Upgrade linux-image-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-intel-iotg-5.15Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-igxUpgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-azure-5.15Upgrade linux-image-azure-cvmUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1107-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-ibm-5.15Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rt-6.8Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1104-kvmUpgrade linux-image-gkeop-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-184-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-5.15Upgrade linux-image-aws-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1053-nvidia-tegra-igxUpgrade linux-image-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1109-oracleUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-184-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-kvm-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1075-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-gcp-fips-5.15Upgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-5.15Upgrade linux-image-azure-fde-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1064-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-5.15Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-5.15Upgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1112-gcpUpgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-fips-5.15Upgrade linux-image-aws-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-igx-rtUpgrade linux-image-intel-iot-realtime-5.15Upgrade linux-image-aws-64k-5.15Upgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-azure-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-gke-5.15Upgrade linux-image-oracle-5.15Upgrade linux-image-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1035-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-186-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-gcp-5.15Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rt-5.15Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04cUpgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1112-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-186-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1117-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1106-raspiUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1111-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1064-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-20.04bUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04dUpgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1112-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1108-gkeUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-186-genericUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1117-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1112-awsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1104-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae | May 25, 2026 | Apr 24, 2026 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jun 12, 2026 | Apr 24, 2026 |
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