CVE-2026-43099

High

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv4: icmp: fix null-ptr-deref in icmp_build_probe() ipv6_stub->ipv6_dev_find() may return ERR_PTR(-EAFNOSUPPORT) when the IPv6 stack is not active (CONFIG_IPV6=m and not loaded), and passing this error pointer to dev_hold() will cause a kernel crash with null-ptr-deref. Instead, silently discard the request. RFC 8335 does not appear to define a specific response for the case where an IPv6 interface identifier is syntactically valid but the implementation cannot perform the lookup at runtime, and silently dropping the request may safer than misreporting "No Such Interface".

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.5
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedMay 6, 2026
First seenMay 6, 2026

How to fix

Update
  • linux linux_kernel6.6.136, 6.12.83, 6.18.24, 6.19.14 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernel5.13 ≤ v < 6.6.136, 6.7 ≤ v < 6.12.83, 6.13 ≤ v < 6.18.24, 6.19 ≤ v < 6.19.14, 7.06.6.136, 6.12.83, 6.18.24, 6.19.14

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