In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ipv6: ndisc: fix NULL deref in accept_untracked_na()
accept_untracked_na() re-fetches the inet6_dev with __in6_dev_get(dev)
and dereferences idev->cnf.accept_untracked_na without a NULL check,
even though its only caller ndisc_recv_na() already fetched and
NULL-checked idev for the same device.
Both reads of dev->ip6_ptr run in the same RCU read-side critical
section, but a concurrent addrconf_ifdown() can clear dev->ip6_ptr
between them: lowering the MTU below IPV6_MIN_MTU calls addrconf_ifdown()
without the synchronize_net() that orders the unregister path, so the
re-fetch returns NULL and oopses:
BUG: KASAN: null-ptr-deref in ndisc_recv_na (net/ipv6/ndisc.c:974)
Read of size 4 at addr 0000000000000364
Call Trace:
<IRQ>
ndisc_recv_na (net/ipv6/ndisc.c:974)
icmpv6_rcv (net/ipv6/icmp.c:1193)
ip6_protocol_deliver_rcu (net/ipv6/ip6_input.c:479)
ip6_input_finish (net/ipv6/ip6_input.c:534)
ip6_input (net/ipv6/ip6_input.c:545)
ip6_mc_input (net/ipv6/ip6_input.c:635)
ipv6_rcv (net/ipv6/ip6_input.c:351)
</IRQ>
It is reachable by an unprivileged user via a network namespace.
Pass the caller's already validated idev instead of re-fetching it; the
idev stays alive for the whole RCU critical section, so it is safe even
after dev->ip6_ptr has been cleared.
ipv6: ndisc: fix NULL deref in accept_untracked_na()
accept_untracked_na() re-fetches the inet6_dev with __in6_dev_get(dev)
and dereferences idev->cnf.accept_untracked_na without a NULL check,
even though its only caller ndisc_recv_na() already fetched and
NULL-checked idev for the same device.
Both reads of dev->ip6_ptr run in the same RCU read-side critical
section, but a concurrent addrconf_ifdown() can clear dev->ip6_ptr
between them: lowering the MTU below IPV6_MIN_MTU calls addrconf_ifdown()
without the synchronize_net() that orders the unregister path, so the
re-fetch returns NULL and oopses:
BUG: KASAN: null-ptr-deref in ndisc_recv_na (net/ipv6/ndisc.c:974)
Read of size 4 at addr 0000000000000364
Call Trace:
<IRQ>
ndisc_recv_na (net/ipv6/ndisc.c:974)
icmpv6_rcv (net/ipv6/icmp.c:1193)
ip6_protocol_deliver_rcu (net/ipv6/ip6_input.c:479)
ip6_input_finish (net/ipv6/ip6_input.c:534)
ip6_input (net/ipv6/ip6_input.c:545)
ip6_mc_input (net/ipv6/ip6_input.c:635)
ipv6_rcv (net/ipv6/ip6_input.c:351)
</IRQ>
It is reachable by an unprivileged user via a network namespace.
Pass the caller's already validated idev instead of re-fetching it; the
idev stays alive for the whole RCU critical section, so it is safe even
after dev->ip6_ptr has been cleared.
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: ndisc: fix NULL deref in accept_untracked_na() accept_untracked_na() re-fetches the inet6_dev with __in6_dev_get(dev) and dereferences idev->cnf.accept_untracked_na without a NULL check, even though its only caller ndisc_recv_na() already fetched and NULL-checked idev for the same device. Both reads of dev->ip6_ptr run in the same RCU read-side critical section, but a concurrent addrconf_ifdown() can clear dev->ip6_ptr between them: lowering the MTU below IPV6_MIN_MTU calls addrconf_ifdown() without the synchronize_net() that orders the unregister path, so the re-fetch returns NULL and oopses: BUG: KASAN: null-ptr-deref in ndisc_recv_na (net/ipv6/ndisc.c:974) Read of size 4 at addr 0000000000000364 Call Trace: <IRQ> ndisc_recv_na (net/ipv6/ndisc.c:974) icmpv6_rcv (net/ipv6/icmp.c:1193) ip6_protocol_deliver_rcu (net/ipv6/ip6_input.c:479) ip6_input_finish (net/ipv6/ip6_input.c:534) ip6_input (net/ipv6/ip6_input.c:545) ip6_mc_input (net/ipv6/ip6_input.c:635) ipv6_rcv (net/ipv6/ip6_input.c:351) </IRQ> It is reachable by an unprivileged user via a network namespace. Pass the caller's already validated idev instead of re-fetching it; the idev stays alive for the whole RCU critical section, so it is safe even after dev->ip6_ptr has been cleared. | |
| Title | ipv6: ndisc: fix NULL deref in accept_untracked_na() | |
| First Time appeared |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-07-27T20:10:34.994Z
Reserved: 2026-07-19T15:36:31.795Z
Link: CVE-2026-64542
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