{"cve":"CVE-2026-46099","nvd":{"published":"2026-05-27T14:17:31.557","modified":"2026-10-19T20:18:29.390","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: ipv6: fix NOREF dst use in seg6 and rpl lwtunnels\n\nseg6_input_core() and rpl_input() call ip6_route_input() which sets a\nNOREF dst on the skb, then pass it to dst_cache_set_ip6() invoking\ndst_hold() unconditionally.\nOn PREEMPT_RT, ksoftirqd is preemptible and a higher-priority task can\nrelease the underlying pcpu_rt between the lookup and the caching\nthrough a concurrent FIB lookup on a shared nexthop.\nSimplified race sequence:\n\n  ksoftirqd/X                       higher-prio task (same CPU X)\n  -----------                       --------------------------------\n  seg6_input_core(,skb)/rpl_input(skb)\n    dst_cache_get()\n      -> miss\n    ip6_route_input(skb)\n      -> ip6_pol_route(,skb,flags)\n         [RT6_LOOKUP_F_DST_NOREF in flags]\n        -> FIB lookup resolves fib6_nh\n           [nhid=N route]\n        -> rt6_make_pcpu_route()\n           [creates pcpu_rt, refcount=1]\n             pcpu_rt->sernum = fib6_sernum\n             [fib6_sernum=W]\n           -> cmpxchg(fib6_nh.rt6i_pcpu,\n                      NULL, pcpu_rt)\n              [slot was empty, store succeeds]\n      -> skb_dst_set_noref(skb, dst)\n         [dst is pcpu_rt, refcount still 1]\n\n                                    rt_genid_bump_ipv6()\n                                      -> bumps fib6_sernum\n                                         [fib6_sernum from W to Z]\n                                    ip6_route_output()\n                                      -> ip6_pol_route()\n                                        -> FIB lookup resolves fib6_nh\n                                           [nhid=N]\n                                        -> rt6_get_pcpu_route()\n                                             pcpu_rt->sernum != fib6_sernum\n                                             [W <> Z, stale]\n                                          -> prev = xchg(rt6i_pcpu, NULL)\n                                          -> dst_release(prev)\n                                             [prev is pcpu_rt,\n                                              refcount 1->0, dead]\n\n    dst = skb_dst(skb)\n    [dst is the dead pcpu_rt]\n    dst_cache_set_ip6(dst)\n      -> dst_hold() on dead dst\n      -> WARN / use-after-free\n\nFor the race to occur, ksoftirqd must be preemptible (PREEMPT_RT without\nPREEMPT_RT_NEEDS_BH_LOCK) and a concurrent task must be able to release\nthe pcpu_rt. Shared nexthop objects provide such a path, as two routes\npointing to the same nhid share the same fib6_nh and its rt6i_pcpu\nentry.\n\nFix seg6_input_core() and rpl_input() by calling skb_dst_force() after\nip6_route_input() to force the NOREF dst into a refcounted one before\ncaching.\nThe output path is not affected as ip6_route_output() already returns a\nrefcounted dst.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":8.1},"cwes":["CWE-416","CWE-911"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/51fef5a7c4d160839199e941929456ba21ddf73c","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/52f9db67f8f35f436366cf4980b4f0a2583d0ef0","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6bd17925bd6866027a6555db17905b9fc073d38d","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9dd5481f960e337b81d7dfe429529495c1c481c0","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b258b849a580285a1692e782ebc902b44c884a71"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-21T03:43:09.190223697+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-46099","score":0.00288,"percentile":0.21207,"date":"2026-10-25"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}