ipv6: guard against possible NULL deref in __in6_dev_stats_get()

Summary

CVECVE-2026-80646
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerLinux
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-08-28 08:16:49 UTC
Updated2026-08-29 07:16:48 UTC
DescriptionIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: guard against possible NULL deref in __in6_dev_stats_get() dev_get_by_index_rcu() could return NULL if the original physical device is unregistered. Found by Sashiko.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.5 HIGH from 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS: 0.001760000 probability, percentile 0.072340000 (date 2026-08-28)


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67Secondary7.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
3.1CNADECLARED7.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Linux Linux affected e1ae5c2ea4783b1fd87be250f9fcc9d9e1a6ba3f a23f2c68c6635e41404f189f8f7ae910738cebdb git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected e1ae5c2ea4783b1fd87be250f9fcc9d9e1a6ba3f e14db43677946bf2095febd294bb3c13ab375ab7 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected e1ae5c2ea4783b1fd87be250f9fcc9d9e1a6ba3f 1a4adfbeb47a212a64539137411f1ca168474d33 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected e1ae5c2ea4783b1fd87be250f9fcc9d9e1a6ba3f 1e3db30a88815bae6e9d5db6f64ac735e615a07e git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected e1ae5c2ea4783b1fd87be250f9fcc9d9e1a6ba3f 952426a83ca75cea25c09d58944abafaa3ebd242 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected e1ae5c2ea4783b1fd87be250f9fcc9d9e1a6ba3f 0db1949084e85a72d174a7dea3259b94fe5a9305 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected e1ae5c2ea4783b1fd87be250f9fcc9d9e1a6ba3f fc920c0659cdea5afd8721c1155a51564859e075 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected e1ae5c2ea4783b1fd87be250f9fcc9d9e1a6ba3f 507541c2a8eeb76c02bd2511958f73a8cfa3e1bc git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected a24963500a4ec921ce9c2597e0a584e44513afae git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 4.19.291 4.20 semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 5.2 Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 5.2 semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 5.10.261 5.10.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 5.15.212 5.15.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.1.178 6.1.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.6.145 6.6.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.12.97 6.12.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.18.40 6.18.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 7.1.5 7.1.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 7.2 * original_commit_for_fix Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc920c0659cdea5afd8721c1155a51564859e075 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/952426a83ca75cea25c09d58944abafaa3ebd242 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e3db30a88815bae6e9d5db6f64ac735e615a07e 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/a23f2c68c6635e41404f189f8f7ae910738cebdb 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/0db1949084e85a72d174a7dea3259b94fe5a9305 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a4adfbeb47a212a64539137411f1ca168474d33 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/e14db43677946bf2095febd294bb3c13ab375ab7 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/507541c2a8eeb76c02bd2511958f73a8cfa3e1bc 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
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