In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
netfilter: ip6tables: mark malformed IPv6 extension headers for hotdrop
The ah, hbh and rt matches check that the fixed extension header is present, then use the header length field to derive the advertised extension header length for matching.
For the ah match, add the missing advertised-length check. For hbh and rt, update the existing advertised-length checks. In all three cases, set hotdrop to true before returning false when the advertised extension header length exceeds the available skb data.
Returning false treats the packet as a rule mismatch. Set hotdrop to true and drop malformed packets so they cannot bypass rules intended to drop packets with these IPv6 extension headers.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 9.1
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade perfUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-modules-extra-commonUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade bpftoolUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade python3-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade kernel-livepatch-6.1.180-225.360Upgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade 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 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Aug 27, 2026 | Aug 15, 2026 |
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