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CVE-2026-63992: tunnels: do not assume transport header in iptunnel_pmtud_check_icmp()

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-07-19 · updated 2026-10-19
• Weakness: CWE-125

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tunnels: do not assume transport header in iptunnel_pmtud_check_icmp() In some cases, iptunnel_pmtud_check_icmp() can be called while skb transport header is not set. This triggers an out-of-bound access, because (typeof(skb->transport_header))~0U is 65535. Access the icmp header based on IPv4 network header, after making sure icmp->type is present in skb linear part. Note that iptunnel_pmtud_check_icmpv6()) is fine.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: from 5.9 before 5.10.259; from 5.11 before 5.15.210; from 5.16 before 6.1.176; from 6.2 before 6.6.143; from 6.7 before 6.12.93; from 6.13 before 6.18.35 — fixed in 5.10.259, 5.15.210, 6.1.176, 6.12.93, 6.18.35, 6.6.143

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 5.10.259, 5.15.210, 6.1.176, 6.12.93. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43368636c663cff6e59dde93cf4b8e43ac28eb93
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/509323077ef79a26ba0c60bb556e45c12c398b2d
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a92cb45e34749865d03daf8d3500f77b5f6644c
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f4f7efe7f30edd29c4988de01728bf2398217e4
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a096b6e34f602950af9a2b0856cd93a5f4c276d7
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c7b7ec3e69e673c0d6b57f74d21da50c485c598e
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb549df9ce4ee15c9d5b19ddab12cf2128e4313c
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e917d0c69f01af2bb4fbea2b66d560a53b3ac7ec

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