In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
netfilter: flowtable: fix and simplify IP6IP6 tunnel handling
Fix nf_flow_ip6_tunnel_proto() to use pskb_may_pull() instead of skb_header_pointer() to ensure the outer IPv6 header is in the skb headroom, which is required for subsequent packet processing. Move ctx->offset update inside the IPPROTO_IPV6 conditional block since it should only be adjusted when an IP6IP6 tunnel is actually detected. Simplify the rx path by removing ipv6_skip_exthdr() and checking ip6h->nexthdr directly, as the flowtable fast path only handles simple IP6IP6 encapsulation without extension headers. Drop the tunnel encapsulation limit destination option support from the tx path to match, since the rx path no longer handles extension headers. Remove the encap_limit parameter from nf_flow_offload_ipv6_forward(), nf_flow_tunnel_ip6ip6_push() and nf_flow_tunnel_v6_push(), along with the ipv6_tel_txoption struct and related headroom/MTU adjustments.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Aug 21, 2026 | Aug 15, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1007-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-aws-7.0Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-26.04aUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1013-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-realtime-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1016-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1017-azureUpgrade linux-image-virtual-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gke-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1012-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-realtime-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1014-ibmUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-34-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-realtime-64kUpgrade linux-image-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1013-gcpUpgrade linux-image-generic-7.0Upgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-gke-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-gke-7.0Upgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-gcp-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-34-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-7.0Upgrade linux-image-raspi-7.0Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1013-awsUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-raspi-realtime-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1020-raspiUpgrade linux-image-azure-fde-lts-26.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-34-realtime-64kUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1013-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-oracle-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1012-oracleUpgrade linux-image-realtime-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1020-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-oem-26.04Upgrade linux-image-gke-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1007-gkeUpgrade linux-image-azure-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1014-oemUpgrade linux-image-azure-fde-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-34-genericUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-ibm-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-azure-lts-26.04 | Sep 24, 2026 | Aug 15, 2026 |
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