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CVE-2026-72442— netfilter: flowtable: fix and simplify IP6IP6 tunnel handling

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Affected
Linux Linux
Exploitation
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Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会开源的一个操作系统内核。 Linux kernel 7.0版本存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于IP6IP6隧道处理过程中未正确确保外部IPv6头部位于skb headroom，可能导致数据包处理异常。

CVSS 9.8 · Critical EPSS 0.55% · P44

Possible ATT&CK Techniques 1 AI

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Affected Version Matrix 6

VendorProduct Version RangeStatus
Linux Linux d98103575dcdd3a730e0901ab457791a9ac6930c< 7f8d816a9aa2729d270418f00c9ef5e85bfc1b31 affected
d98103575dcdd3a730e0901ab457791a9ac6930c< f4c2d8668d85ed125985da663c824a9c25498257 affected
7.0 affected
< 7.0 unaffected
7.1.5≤ 7.1.* unaffected
7.2≤ * unaffected
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2026-72442

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Vulnerability Title
netfilter: flowtable: fix and simplify IP6IP6 tunnel handling
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
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.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
Linux kernel 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会开源的一个操作系统内核。 Linux kernel 7.0版本存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于IP6IP6隧道处理过程中未正确确保外部IPv6头部位于skb headroom，可能导致数据包处理异常。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)

Affected Products

Vendor Product Affected Versions CPE Subscribe
Linux Linux d98103575dcdd3a730e0901ab457791a9ac6930c ~ 7f8d816a9aa2729d270418f00c9ef5e85bfc1b31 -
Linux Linux 7.0 -

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Patches & Fixes for CVE-2026-72442 (2)

Same Patch Batch · Linux · 2026-08-15 · 845 CVEs total

CVE-2026-72421 10.0 CRITICAL ipv4: fib: Don't ignore error route in local/main tables.
CVE-2026-72408 10.0 CRITICAL geneve: gate GRO hint in geneve_gro_complete() on gs->gro_hint
CVE-2026-74279 10.0 CRITICAL crypto: cavium/cpt - fix DMA cleanup using wrong loop index
CVE-2026-72407 10.0 CRITICAL geneve: validate inner network offset in geneve_gro_complete()
CVE-2026-74309 10.0 CRITICAL vdpa/octeon_ep: fix IRQ-to-ring mapping in interrupt handler
CVE-2026-74280 10.0 CRITICAL crypto: marvell/octeontx - fix DMA cleanup using wrong loop index
CVE-2026-74475 10.0 CRITICAL vxlan: use neigh_ha_snapshot() in route_shortcircuit()
CVE-2026-72493 9.9 CRITICAL net: serialize netif_running() check in enqueue_to_backlog()
CVE-2026-74361 9.8 CRITICAL nvme: fix FDP fdpcidx bounds check
CVE-2026-74268 9.8 CRITICAL tcp: clear sock_ops cb flags before force-closing a child socket
CVE-2026-72064 9.8 CRITICAL net: mana: Sync page pool RX frags for CPU
CVE-2026-72065 9.8 CRITICAL net: mana: Validate the packet length reported by the NIC
CVE-2026-72069 9.8 CRITICAL locking/rt: Fix the incorrect RCU protection in rt_spin_unlock()
CVE-2026-72185 9.8 CRITICAL ntfs: fix WARN_ON for resident attribute in ntfs_map_runlist_nolock()
CVE-2026-72249 9.8 CRITICAL netfilter: flowtable: use dst in this direction when pushing IPIP header
CVE-2026-72494 9.8 CRITICAL RDMA/irdma: Replace waitqueue and flag with completion
CVE-2026-72248 9.8 CRITICAL netfilter: flowtable: support IPIP tunnel with direct xmit
CVE-2026-72491 9.8 CRITICAL net/9p: fix race condition on rdma->state in trans_rdma.c
CVE-2026-72251 9.8 CRITICAL netfilter: nf_nat_sip: reload possible stale data pointer
CVE-2026-74480 9.8 CRITICAL net: bridge: stop fast-leave after deleting a port group

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