Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Jul 19, 2026· Updated Jul 28, 2026
CVE-2026-63922
CVE-2026-63922
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ipv6: exthdrs: refresh nh after handling HAO option
ip6_parse_tlv() caches skb_network_header(skb) in nh while walking IPv6 TLVs.
ipv6_dest_hao() may call pskb_expand_head() for a cloned skb, which can move the skb head and invalidate the cached network header pointer. Refresh nh after ipv6_dest_hao() returns so any trailing padding or TLVs are parsed from the current skb head.
This matches the existing pattern used in ip6_parse_tlv() after helpers that can modify skb header storage.
Affected products
2Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
8- git.kernel.org/stable/c/12d957979e4a800167842f1b42be6a606d227ebenvd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a11eb7431e3d2882f5bd5939c5a9bbc65ccf4d1nvd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/751db1b802a067b7fff25880f4e9f9152a171538nvd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b6dcc0a39fd71752937f0b6b3973e1416085dcfnvd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3ac54e5c905f86d22b502eacb5686a282c5659fnvd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7b52afe3592eae66e160586b45a3f2242972c63nvd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8aabed3ff3e986920cf02a2a2785e08e586b234nvd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff375ed1cba81392346c5bfbf0bb7a13b2946f99nvd
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