FKIE_CVE-2026-63968
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-07-19 16:17 - Updated: 2026-10-19 21:17
Severity
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ipv6: fix possible infinite loop in fib6_select_path()
Found while auditing the same pattern Sashiko reported in
rt6_fill_node() [1]. Apply the same fix as
commit f8d8ce1b515a ("ipv6: fix possible infinite loop in fib6_info_uses_dev()").
Writers holding tb6_lock can list_del_rcu(&first->fib6_siblings)
without waiting for RCU readers; first->fib6_siblings.next then
still points into the old ring and this softirq-side walker never
reaches &first->fib6_siblings as its terminator. fib6_purge_rt()
always WRITE_ONCE()s first->fib6_nsiblings to 0 before
list_del_rcu(), so an inside-loop check is a reliable detach signal.
[1] https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20260526020227.4857-1-jiayuan.chen%40linux.dev
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|
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"programFiles": [
"net/ipv6/route.c"
],
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"vendor": "Linux",
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},
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"versionType": "git"
},
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}
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"net/ipv6/route.c"
],
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"vendor": "Linux",
"versions": [
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"status": "affected",
"version": "6.13"
},
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"status": "unaffected",
"version": "0",
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},
{
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"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.1.176",
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},
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"version": "6.12.93",
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},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.18.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.18.35",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "7.0.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "7.0.12",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "*",
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"version": "7.1",
"versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"
}
]
}
],
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"
}
],
"cveTags": [],
"descriptions": [
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"lang": "en",
"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nipv6: fix possible infinite loop in fib6_select_path()\n\nFound while auditing the same pattern Sashiko reported in\nrt6_fill_node() [1]. Apply the same fix as\ncommit f8d8ce1b515a (\"ipv6: fix possible infinite loop in fib6_info_uses_dev()\").\n\nWriters holding tb6_lock can list_del_rcu(\u0026first-\u003efib6_siblings)\nwithout waiting for RCU readers; first-\u003efib6_siblings.next then\nstill points into the old ring and this softirq-side walker never\nreaches \u0026first-\u003efib6_siblings as its terminator. fib6_purge_rt()\nalways WRITE_ONCE()s first-\u003efib6_nsiblings to 0 before\nlist_del_rcu(), so an inside-loop check is a reliable detach signal.\n\n[1] https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20260526020227.4857-1-jiayuan.chen%40linux.dev"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2026-63968",
"lastModified": "2026-10-19T21:17:14.327",
"metrics": {
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"baseScore": 7.5,
"baseSeverity": "HIGH",
"confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
"integrityImpact": "NONE",
"privilegesRequired": "NONE",
"scope": "UNCHANGED",
"userInteraction": "NONE",
"vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"version": "3.1"
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"role": "CISA Coordinator",
"timestamp": "2026-10-16T15:34:13.232918Z",
"version": "2.0.3"
}
}
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"published": "2026-07-19T16:17:15.830",
"references": [
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}
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