CVE-2026-23103
What it is
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipvlan: Make the addrs_lock be per port Make the addrs_lock be per port, not per ipvlan dev. Initial code seems to be written in the assumption, that any address change must occur under RTNL. But it is not so for the case of IPv6. So 1) Introduce per-port addrs_lock. 2) It was needed to fix places where it was forgotten to take lock (ipvlan_open/ipvlan_close) This appears to be a very minor problem though. Since it's highly unlikely that ipvlan_add_addr() will be called on 2 CPU simultaneously. But nevertheless, this could cause: 1) False-negative of ipvlan_addr_busy(): one interface iterated through all port->ipvlans + ipvlan->addrs under some ipvlan spinlock, and another added IP under its own lock. Though this is only possible for IPv6, since looks like only ipvlan_addr6_event() can be called without rtnl_lock. 2) Race since ipvlan_ht_addr_add(port) is called under different ipvlan->addrs_lock locks This should not affect performance, since add/remove IP is a rare situation and spinlock is not taken on fast paths.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.1% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.8 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.1% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-667
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Linux Kernel < 5.10.249
- Linux Kernel < 5.15.199
- Linux Kernel < 6.1.162
- Linux Kernel < 6.6.122
- Linux Kernel < 6.12.68
- Linux Kernel < 6.18.8
- Linux Kernel 6.19
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 7.8
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Fix and advisories
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/04ba6de6eff61238e5397c14ac26a6578c7735a5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f300c10d92c547c3a7d978e1212ff52f18256ed
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c149b662cbb202a450e81f938e702ba333864ad
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6a81e2db096913d7e43aada1c350c1282e76db39
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70feb16e3fbfb10b15de1396557c38e99f1ab8df
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88f83e6c9cdb46b8c8ddd0ba01393362963cf589
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d3ba32162488283c0a4c5bedd8817aec91748802
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/04ba6de6eff61238e5397c14ac26a6578c7735a5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f300c10d92c547c3a7d978e1212ff52f18256ed
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c149b662cbb202a450e81f938e702ba333864ad
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6a81e2db096913d7e43aada1c350c1282e76db39
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70feb16e3fbfb10b15de1396557c38e99f1ab8df
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88f83e6c9cdb46b8c8ddd0ba01393362963cf589
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d3ba32162488283c0a4c5bedd8817aec91748802
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-019113.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-457936.html