{"id":"CVE-2026-74581","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: ipv6: clear suppressed fib6 rule result\n\nfib6_rule_suppress() drops a suppressed route with ip6_rt_put_flags(),\nbut leaves res->rt6 pointing at the released rt6_in…","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: ipv6: clear suppressed fib6 rule result\n\nfib6_rule_suppress() drops a suppressed route with ip6_rt_put_flags(),\nbut leaves res->rt6 pointing at the released rt6_in…","severity":"critical","cvss":9.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= 209d35ee34e25f9668c404350a1c86d914c54ffa < 90c57310e266eb94e4a80d6b15a9ca131d2e82cb","Linux >= 8ef8a76a340ebdb2c2eea3f6fb0ebbed09a16383 < 5d29b286c9de0b309e94b9ed083aa1a2f429434f","Linux >= cdef485217d30382f3bf6448c54b4401648fe3f1 < 354db6243eca59e9d187ffbf8b7955b044ce84dc","Linux >= cdef485217d30382f3bf6448c54b4401648fe3f1 < 6d98c70fe0ba8c7708bfd5b2a5174d2086775daa","Linux >= cdef485217d30382f3bf6448c54b4401648fe3f1 < 9bad152c42b37499162367fe47867411e62fffa3","Linux >= cdef485217d30382f3bf6448c54b4401648fe3f1 < dc3ab04220667f254f4348572b2a0b3febff89fb","Linux >= cdef485217d30382f3bf6448c54b4401648fe3f1 < a341c091ca0bfae377747b1b59a3bd8ebe18a937","Linux >= cdef485217d30382f3bf6448c54b4401648fe3f1 < 6aea62e433fe1b586202a5fee8b5807ce635e1d7","Linux ee38eb8cf9a7323884c2b8e0adbbeb2192d31e29","Linux >= 5.10.84 < 5.10.265","Linux >= 5.15.7 < 5.15.216","Linux >= 5.4.164 < 5.5","Linux 5.16"],"published":"2026-08-21","updated":"2026-10-16","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-16T20:17:39.940","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-74581","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/354db6243eca59e9d187ffbf8b7955b044ce84dc","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d29b286c9de0b309e94b9ed083aa1a2f429434f","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6aea62e433fe1b586202a5fee8b5807ce635e1d7","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d98c70fe0ba8c7708bfd5b2a5174d2086775daa","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90c57310e266eb94e4a80d6b15a9ca131d2e82cb","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9bad152c42b37499162367fe47867411e62fffa3","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a341c091ca0bfae377747b1b59a3bd8ebe18a937","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc3ab04220667f254f4348572b2a0b3febff89fb","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"epss":0.00421,"epssPercentile":0.36249,"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"yes","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2026-10-16T19:01:10.675016Z"},"ingestedAt":"2026-10-14T19:49:57.560Z","slug":"CVE-2026-74581","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: ipv6: clear suppressed fib6 rule result\n\nfib6_rule_suppress() drops a suppressed route with ip6_rt_put_flags(),\nbut leaves res->rt6 pointing at the released rt6_info.\n\nIf no later rule supplies a replacement, fib6_rule_lookup() still sees\nres.rt6 and returns that stale dst to its caller. A suppressing rule can\ntherefore leak a released route back to rt6_lookup(), and the next put\nhits rcuref_put_slowpath() from dst_release().\n\nClear res->rt6 when suppressing the route so suppressed lookups fall\nthrough to the null dst instead of reusing the released one.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"midnight","depthScore":54,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":53.9,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}