{"cve":"CVE-2026-72421","nvd":{"published":"2026-08-15T06:22:15.867","modified":"2026-10-16T19:17:29.613","status":"Received","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nipv4: fib: Don't ignore error route in local/main tables.\n\nWhen CONFIG_IP_MULTIPLE_TABLES is enabled but no rule is added,\nfib_lookup() performs route lookup directly on two tables.\n\nSince the first lookup does not properly bail out, the result\nof an error route in the merged local/main table could be\noverwritten by another route in the default table:\n\n  # unshare -n\n  # ip link set lo up\n  # ip route add 192.168.0.0/24 dev lo table 253\n  # ip route add unreachable 192.168.0.0/24\n  # ip route get 192.168.0.1\n  192.168.0.1 dev lo table default uid 0\n      cache <local>\n\nOnce a random rule is added, the error route is respected:\n\n  # ip rule add table 0\n  # ip rule del table 0\n  # ip route get 192.168.0.1\n  RTNETLINK answers: No route to host\n\nLet's fix the inconsistent behaviour.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N","score":10.0},"cwes":[],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/49eaf1403201357762d745a35882fb734107d763","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5ae18d87a45698e8244d0fcba64c658c35a7dd3d","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/828fad4fd418bcdb9f5d66fec0d184c52a85ec31","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9127589aabdee588278e8d0d0bd3709a760a92c8","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a29e95fbc51e8a1b932773fd0e259b2080881443"],"products":[],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:48:17.459049833+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-72421","score":0.00571,"percentile":0.46947,"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."]}