CVE-2026-63968
HIGH
7.5
CVSS 3.1
Description
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
Metadata
Severity & Metrics
7.5
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected products (2)
| Vendor | Product | Platform | Versions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | — | d0ec61c9f3583b76aebdbb271f5c0d3fcccd48b2 < 3948a7d92f7678e89e1776bb2d169afcad63b1ae, 52da02521ede55fb86546c3fffd9377b3261b91f < c87cd3cb309634bc8f50a54e2079424f219ac21f, 34a949e7a0869dfa31a40416d2a56973fae1807b < 0f7b73c3452635de83b8711b31abdda8e49aad7b, d9ccb18f83ea2bb654289b6ecf014fd267cc988b < ab9a10969a907b472a0196d999c08ff7144172e3 … |
| Linux | Linux | — | 6.13, 0 < 6.13, 6.1.176 ≤ 6.1.*, 6.6.143 ≤ 6.6.* … |
CVSS scores (1)
| Score | Severity | Version | Source | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | HIGH | 3.1 | cna | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
References (6)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3948a7d92f7678e89e1776bb2d169afcad63b1ae
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c87cd3cb309634bc8f50a54e2079424f219ac21f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f7b73c3452635de83b8711b31abdda8e49aad7b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab9a10969a907b472a0196d999c08ff7144172e3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b9d5bd6e3d4c9cecab5407604b690684b2532d2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c7da87c2dc860bb17ca1ece942495d28b1ce3b9