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CVE-2026-23381 MEDIUM

Published: 2026-03-25 | Last Modified: 2026-07-14 | Status: Modified

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: bridge: fix nd_tbl NULL dereference when IPv6 is disabled When booting with the 'ipv6.disable=1' parameter, the nd_tbl is never initialized because inet6_init() exits before ndisc_init() is called which initializes it. Then, if neigh_suppress is enabled and an ICMPv6 Neighbor Discovery packet reaches the bridge, br_do_suppress_nd() will dereference ipv6_stub->nd_tbl which is NULL, passing it to neigh_lookup(). This causes a kernel NULL pointer dereference. BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000268 Oops: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP NOPTI [...] RIP: 0010:neigh_lookup+0x16/0xe0 [...] Call Trace: <IRQ> ? neigh_lookup+0x16/0xe0 br_do_suppress_nd+0x160/0x290 [bridge] br_handle_frame_finish+0x500/0x620 [bridge] br_handle_frame+0x353/0x440 [bridge] __netif_receive_skb_core.constprop.0+0x298/0x1110 __netif_receive_skb_one_core+0x3d/0xa0 process_backlog+0xa0/0x140 __napi_poll+0x2c/0x170 net_rx_action+0x2c4/0x3a0 handle_softirqs+0xd0/0x270 do_softirq+0x3f/0x60 Fix this by replacing IS_ENABLED(IPV6) call with ipv6_mod_enabled() in the callers. This is in essence disabling NS/NA suppression when IPv6 is disabled.

Additional Descriptions (1)

En el kernel de Linux, la siguiente vulnerabilidad ha sido resuelta: net: bridge: corrige la desreferencia NULL de nd_tbl cuando IPv6 está deshabilitado Al arrancar con el parámetro 'ipv6.disable=1', el nd_tbl nunca se inicializa porque inet6_init() sale antes de que se llame a ndisc_init(), que es quien lo inicializa. Luego, si neigh_suppress está habilitado y un paquete ICMPv6 Neighbor Discovery llega al puente, br_do_suppress_nd() desreferenciará ipv6_stub-&gt;nd_tbl, que es NULL, pasándolo a neigh_lookup(). Esto causa una desreferencia de puntero NULL del kernel. BUG: desreferencia de puntero NULL del kernel, dirección: 0000000000000268 Oops: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP NOPTI [...] RIP: 0010:neigh_lookup+0x16/0xe0 [...] Rastro de Llamada: ? neigh_lookup+0x16/0xe0 br_do_suppress_nd+0x160/0x290 [bridge] br_handle_frame_finish+0x500/0x620 [bridge] br_handle_frame+0x353/0x440 [bridge] __netif_receive_skb_core.constprop.0+0x298/0x1110 __netif_receive_skb_one_core+0x3d/0xa0 process_backlog+0xa0/0x140 __napi_poll+0x2c/0x170 net_rx_action+0x2c4/0x3a0 handle_softirqs+0xd0/0x270 do_softirq+0x3f/0x60 Soluciona esto reemplazando la llamada a IS_ENABLED(IPV6) con ipv6_mod_enabled() en los llamadores. Esto es, en esencia, deshabilitar la supresión de NS/NA cuando IPv6 está deshabilitado.

CVSS Metrics

Base Score: 5.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack VectorLOCAL
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredLOW
User InteractionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
Confidentiality ImpactNONE
Integrity ImpactNONE
Availability ImpactHIGH

Source: [email protected]

Type: Primary

Exploitability Score: 1.8

Impact Score: 3.6

Weaknesses

Source Type Description
[email protected] Primary
en CWE-476

Affected Products

Vendor Product Version Update Type
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x702bde497d80> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x702bdc454d00> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x702bdd673400> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x702b80611040> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x702bde4961c0> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x702b80613000> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x702b80613a80> Operating System
linux linux_kernel 4.15 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x702bdc456040> Operating System
linux linux_kernel 7.0 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x702bddbb2900> Operating System
linux linux_kernel 7.0 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x702b80613f40> Operating System
linux linux_kernel 7.0 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x702bde496ec0> Operating System
linux linux_kernel 7.0 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x702bde496680> Operating System
linux linux_kernel 7.0 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x702b80612dc0> Operating System
linux linux_kernel 7.0 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x702bddbb3a00> Operating System
linux linux_kernel 7.0 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x702bdc455dc0> Operating System

Affected Configurations

Operator: OR

Vulnerable CPE
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.15:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*

References

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