Machine-written summary
Summary written by Claude Haiku from the source advisory. Not reviewed by a person.
The Linux kernel IPv6 multicast routing code (ip6mr) is affected from version 5.3 until fixed. A reference to a freed route entry can be used after it is freed, causing a slab use-after-free. The source gives few details on what an attacker needs to trigger it. Upgrade to 6.1.191, 6.6.160, 6.12.114 or 6.18.57, or a later release in those series.
Not analysed yet
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Severity and exploitation
| Score | Rating | CVSS | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.8 | High | 3.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | CNA (Linux) |
- CISA KEV Not listed.
- EPSS 0.0017, the 6th percentile, on 13 Nov 2026: FIRST’s estimate of the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Timeline
Sources
References from the CNA
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/b50d3cfb8513e895cee453dd0f834deee6ccc231
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f8287f606c8c028d4224e85d95dc448c6d6d623
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/42ef371466d5648f5c9e8bc219f0af0a2c2bbf8c
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f57b0fd1c62e1be274ee154ab7fb8ac4481b7f89
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a674afaae4136c71943aa3e35d433676fd40e8f
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/235b42b5860189eb8c27c36435ad932cae65a734