Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net: ipv6: clear suppressed fib6 rule result

fib6_rule_suppress() drops a suppressed route with ip6_rt_put_flags(),
but leaves res->rt6 pointing at the released rt6_info.

If no later rule supplies a replacement, fib6_rule_lookup() still sees
res.rt6 and returns that stale dst to its caller. A suppressing rule can
therefore leak a released route back to rt6_lookup(), and the next put
hits rcuref_put_slowpath() from dst_release().

Clear res->rt6 when suppressing the route so suppressed lookups fall
through to the null dst instead of reusing the released one.
Published: 2026-08-21
Score: n/a
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Fri, 21 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-416

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 16:45:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ipv6: clear suppressed fib6 rule result fib6_rule_suppress() drops a suppressed route with ip6_rt_put_flags(), but leaves res->rt6 pointing at the released rt6_info. If no later rule supplies a replacement, fib6_rule_lookup() still sees res.rt6 and returns that stale dst to its caller. A suppressing rule can therefore leak a released route back to rt6_lookup(), and the next put hits rcuref_put_slowpath() from dst_release(). Clear res->rt6 when suppressing the route so suppressed lookups fall through to the null dst instead of reusing the released one.
Title net: ipv6: clear suppressed fib6 rule result
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-21T16:31:54.683Z

Reserved: 2026-08-15T05:44:03.918Z

Link: CVE-2026-74581

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-21T17:16:44.363

Modified: 2026-08-21T17:16:44.363

Link: CVE-2026-74581

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Updated: 2026-08-21T18:45:04Z

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