High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Jul 19, 2026· Updated Aug 12, 2026
CVE-2026-64116
CVE-2026-64116
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ipv6: ioam: add NULL check for idev in ipv6_hop_ioam()
Reported by Sashiko:
The function ipv6_hop_ioam() accesses __in6_dev_get(skb->dev)->cnf.ioam6_enabled without validating the returned idev pointer. Because addrconf_ifdown() can concurrently clear dev->ip6_ptr via RCU, __in6_dev_get() can return NULL during interface teardown, which could cause a NULL pointer dereference when processing an IOAM Hop-by-Hop option.
Let's add a check and use SKB_DROP_REASON_IPV6DISABLED accordingly.
Affected products
7cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=5.15,<5.15.210
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
7- git.kernel.org/stable/c/09cbfd4b81ae90963dadb1de99b63b702e73290anvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/1dca7e491f070ac49b3d934f16ee953a53b37f38nvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/902daac307eb7e1955ce05b071950f3cba88c963nvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/abdd03229414b5a52943b65a60f34b84cea5ac59nvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c7e8971abd70e9d022f1c251ba2508f8dc7f2db8nvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf75eb6617042c8cff6112daeed7791809fc9dd2nvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/d4ea0dfd75011b78cebf3808f98ac4c4f51a6fb9nvdPatch
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