{"api_version":"1","generated_at":"2026-10-27T04:47:57+00:00","cve":"CVE-2026-99088","urls":{"html":"https://cve.report/CVE-2026-99088","api":"https://cve.report/api/cve/CVE-2026-99088.json","docs":"https://cve.report/api","cve_org":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-99088","nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-99088"},"summary":{"title":"net: openvswitch: validate transport header presence in set_ipv6_addr","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: openvswitch: validate transport header presence in set_ipv6_addr\n\nWhen executing IPv6 address rewrite actions on IPv6 fragments,\nset_ipv6_addr() calls update_ipv6_checksum(). If parse_ipv6hdr()\nprocesses a non-first IPv6 fragment, it sets key->ip.proto to\nNEXTHDR_FRAGMENT and returns early without calling\nskb_set_transport_header().\n\nupdate_ipv6_checksum() unconditionally evaluates skb_transport_offset()\non entry before checking l4_proto.  Because skb->transport_header is\nuninitialized, this triggers a warning under CONFIG_DEBUG_NET=y although\nit is completely harmless.\n\nFix this by returning early in update_ipv6_checksum() if l4_proto is\nNEXTHDR_FRAGMENT. This avoids reading the uninitialized transport offset\nfor fragments while preserving the debug warning for any other protocol\nwhere the transport header is unexpectedly missing.\n\nSee the syzbot trace:\n\n!skb_transport_header_was_set(skb)\nWARNING: ./include/linux/skbuff.h:3075 at skb_transport_header include/linux/skbuff.h:3075 [inline], CPU#1: syz-executor463/5635\nWARNING: ./include/linux/skbuff.h:3075 at skb_transport_offset include/linux/skbuff.h:3250 [inline], CPU#1: syz-executor463/5635\nWARNING: ./include/linux/skbuff.h:3075 at update_ipv6_checksum net/openvswitch/actions.c:361 [inline], CPU#1: syz-executor463/5635\nWARNING: ./include/linux/skbuff.h:3075 at set_ipv6_addr+0x462/0x660 net/openvswitch/actions.c:399, CPU#1: syz-executor463/5635\n[...]\nRIP: 0010:skb_transport_header include/linux/skbuff.h:3075 [inline]\nRIP: 0010:skb_transport_offset include/linux/skbuff.h:3250 [inline]\nRIP: 0010:update_ipv6_checksum net/openvswitch/actions.c:361 [inline]\nRIP: 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the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: openvswitch: validate transport header presence in set_ipv6_addr\n\nWhen executing IPv6 address rewrite actions on IPv6 fragments,\nset_ipv6_addr() calls update_ipv6_checksum(). If parse_ipv6hdr()\nprocesses a non-first IPv6 fragment, it sets key->ip.proto to\nNEXTHDR_FRAGMENT and returns early without calling\nskb_set_transport_header().\n\nupdate_ipv6_checksum() unconditionally evaluates skb_transport_offset()\non entry before checking l4_proto.  Because skb->transport_header is\nuninitialized, this triggers a warning under CONFIG_DEBUG_NET=y although\nit is completely harmless.\n\nFix this by returning early in update_ipv6_checksum() if l4_proto is\nNEXTHDR_FRAGMENT. This avoids reading the uninitialized transport offset\nfor fragments while preserving the debug warning for any other protocol\nwhere the transport header is unexpectedly missing.\n\nSee the syzbot trace:\n\n!skb_transport_header_was_set(skb)\nWARNING: ./include/linux/skbuff.h:3075 at skb_transport_header include/linux/skbuff.h:3075 [inline], CPU#1: syz-executor463/5635\nWARNING: ./include/linux/skbuff.h:3075 at skb_transport_offset include/linux/skbuff.h:3250 [inline], CPU#1: syz-executor463/5635\nWARNING: ./include/linux/skbuff.h:3075 at update_ipv6_checksum net/openvswitch/actions.c:361 [inline], CPU#1: syz-executor463/5635\nWARNING: ./include/linux/skbuff.h:3075 at set_ipv6_addr+0x462/0x660 net/openvswitch/actions.c:399, CPU#1: syz-executor463/5635\n[...]\nRIP: 0010:skb_transport_header include/linux/skbuff.h:3075 [inline]\nRIP: 0010:skb_transport_offset include/linux/skbuff.h:3250 [inline]\nRIP: 0010:update_ipv6_checksum net/openvswitch/actions.c:361 [inline]\nRIP: 0010:set_ipv6_addr+0x462/0x660 net/openvswitch/actions.c:399\n[...]\nCall Trace:\n <TASK>\n set_ipv6 net/openvswitch/actions.c:531 [inline]\n do_execute_actions+0x557e/0x8600 net/openvswitch/actions.c:1366\n ovs_execute_actions+0xde/0x520 net/openvswitch/actions.c:1592\n ovs_packet_cmd_execute+0xb4f/0xf10 net/openvswitch/datapath.c:705\n genl_family_rcv_msg_doit+0x233/0x340 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1114\n genl_rcv_msg+0x614/0x7a0 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1209\n netlink_rcv_skb+0x226/0x4a0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2572\n genl_rcv+0x28/0x40 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1218\n netlink_unicast+0x7bd/0x940 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1361\n netlink_sendmsg+0x813/0xb40 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1916\n sock_sendmsg_nosec+0x14e/0x190 net/socket.c:800"}],"providerMetadata":{"dateUpdated":"2026-10-26T14:51:58.460Z","orgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","shortName":"Linux"},"references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7b80d204abdc258006f9e17c92b363ab13bb599"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6774af7cd17be8f0d0f70de3a749d381b4f2e9da"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2594795fd832f0253826d64ff8976b8ff5fbfe9f"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b8897ba0733f88f0360ea48a970f373f9142de0"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c6a4b11330fe424557538a98fca9f0a4c5bf313"}],"title":"net: openvswitch: validate transport header presence in set_ipv6_addr","x_generator":{"engine":"bippy-1.2.0"}}},"cveMetadata":{"assignerOrgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","assignerShortName":"Linux","cveId":"CVE-2026-99088","datePublished":"2026-10-26T14:51:58.460Z","dateReserved":"2026-09-25T10:25:14.390Z","dateUpdated":"2026-10-26T14:51:58.460Z","state":"PUBLISHED"},"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2"},"nvd":{"publishedDate":"2026-10-26 15:16:47","lastModifiedDate":"2026-10-26 15:16:47","problem_types":[],"metrics":[],"configurations":[]},"legacy_mitre":{"record":{"CveYear":"2026","CveId":"99088","Ordinal":"1","Title":"net: openvswitch: validate transport header presence in set_ipv6","CVE":"CVE-2026-99088","Year":"2026"},"notes":[{"CveYear":"2026","CveId":"99088","Ordinal":"1","NoteData":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: openvswitch: validate transport header presence in set_ipv6_addr\n\nWhen executing IPv6 address rewrite actions on IPv6 fragments,\nset_ipv6_addr() calls update_ipv6_checksum(). If parse_ipv6hdr()\nprocesses a non-first IPv6 fragment, it sets key->ip.proto to\nNEXTHDR_FRAGMENT and returns early without calling\nskb_set_transport_header().\n\nupdate_ipv6_checksum() unconditionally evaluates skb_transport_offset()\non entry before checking l4_proto.  Because skb->transport_header is\nuninitialized, this triggers a warning under CONFIG_DEBUG_NET=y although\nit is completely harmless.\n\nFix this by returning early in update_ipv6_checksum() if l4_proto is\nNEXTHDR_FRAGMENT. This avoids reading the uninitialized transport offset\nfor fragments while preserving the debug warning for any other protocol\nwhere the transport header is unexpectedly missing.\n\nSee the syzbot trace:\n\n!skb_transport_header_was_set(skb)\nWARNING: ./include/linux/skbuff.h:3075 at skb_transport_header include/linux/skbuff.h:3075 [inline], CPU#1: syz-executor463/5635\nWARNING: ./include/linux/skbuff.h:3075 at skb_transport_offset include/linux/skbuff.h:3250 [inline], CPU#1: syz-executor463/5635\nWARNING: ./include/linux/skbuff.h:3075 at update_ipv6_checksum net/openvswitch/actions.c:361 [inline], CPU#1: syz-executor463/5635\nWARNING: ./include/linux/skbuff.h:3075 at set_ipv6_addr+0x462/0x660 net/openvswitch/actions.c:399, CPU#1: syz-executor463/5635\n[...]\nRIP: 0010:skb_transport_header include/linux/skbuff.h:3075 [inline]\nRIP: 0010:skb_transport_offset include/linux/skbuff.h:3250 [inline]\nRIP: 0010:update_ipv6_checksum net/openvswitch/actions.c:361 [inline]\nRIP: 0010:set_ipv6_addr+0x462/0x660 net/openvswitch/actions.c:399\n[...]\nCall Trace:\n <TASK>\n set_ipv6 net/openvswitch/actions.c:531 [inline]\n do_execute_actions+0x557e/0x8600 net/openvswitch/actions.c:1366\n ovs_execute_actions+0xde/0x520 net/openvswitch/actions.c:1592\n ovs_packet_cmd_execute+0xb4f/0xf10 net/openvswitch/datapath.c:705\n genl_family_rcv_msg_doit+0x233/0x340 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1114\n genl_rcv_msg+0x614/0x7a0 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1209\n netlink_rcv_skb+0x226/0x4a0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2572\n genl_rcv+0x28/0x40 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1218\n netlink_unicast+0x7bd/0x940 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1361\n netlink_sendmsg+0x813/0xb40 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1916\n sock_sendmsg_nosec+0x14e/0x190 net/socket.c:800","Type":"Description","Title":"net: openvswitch: validate transport header presence in set_ipv6"}]}}}