GHSA-435J-Q3FF-8922
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-27 21:31 – Updated: 2026-07-30 06:32In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
netfilter: bridge: fix stale prevhdr pointer in br_ip6_fragment()
br_ip6_fragment() gets prevhdr, a pointer into the skb head, from ip6_find_1stfragopt(), then calls skb_checksum_help(). For a cloned skb skb_checksum_help() reallocates the head via pskb_expand_head(), leaving prevhdr dangling. It is later dereferenced in ip6_frag_next(), causing a use-after-free write.
Save prevhdr's offset before skb_checksum_help() and recompute it after, like commit ef0efcd3bd3f ("ipv6: Fix dangling pointer when ipv6 fragment").
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in ip6_frag_next (net/ipv6/ip6_output.c:857) Write of size 1 at addr ffff888013ff5016 by task exploit/141 Call Trace: ... kasan_report (mm/kasan/report.c:595) ip6_frag_next (net/ipv6/ip6_output.c:857) br_ip6_fragment (net/ipv6/netfilter.c:212) nf_ct_bridge_post (net/bridge/netfilter/nf_conntrack_bridge.c:407) nf_hook_slow (net/netfilter/core.c:619) br_forward_finish (net/bridge/br_forward.c:66) __br_forward (net/bridge/br_forward.c:115) maybe_deliver (net/bridge/br_forward.c:191) br_flood (net/bridge/br_forward.c:245) br_handle_frame_finish (net/bridge/br_input.c:229) br_handle_frame (net/bridge/br_input.c:442) ... packet_sendmsg (net/packet/af_packet.c:3114) ... do_syscall_64 (arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94) entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe (arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:121) Kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal exception in interrupt
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-64554"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-07-27T21:17:08Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnetfilter: bridge: fix stale prevhdr pointer in br_ip6_fragment()\n\nbr_ip6_fragment() gets prevhdr, a pointer into the skb head, from\nip6_find_1stfragopt(), then calls skb_checksum_help(). For a cloned skb\nskb_checksum_help() reallocates the head via pskb_expand_head(), leaving\nprevhdr dangling. It is later dereferenced in ip6_frag_next(), causing a\nuse-after-free write.\n\nSave prevhdr\u0027s offset before skb_checksum_help() and recompute it after,\nlike commit ef0efcd3bd3f (\"ipv6: Fix dangling pointer when ipv6\nfragment\").\n\n BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in ip6_frag_next (net/ipv6/ip6_output.c:857)\n Write of size 1 at addr ffff888013ff5016 by task exploit/141\n Call Trace:\n ...\n kasan_report (mm/kasan/report.c:595)\n ip6_frag_next (net/ipv6/ip6_output.c:857)\n br_ip6_fragment (net/ipv6/netfilter.c:212)\n nf_ct_bridge_post (net/bridge/netfilter/nf_conntrack_bridge.c:407)\n nf_hook_slow (net/netfilter/core.c:619)\n br_forward_finish (net/bridge/br_forward.c:66)\n __br_forward (net/bridge/br_forward.c:115)\n maybe_deliver (net/bridge/br_forward.c:191)\n br_flood (net/bridge/br_forward.c:245)\n br_handle_frame_finish (net/bridge/br_input.c:229)\n br_handle_frame (net/bridge/br_input.c:442)\n ...\n packet_sendmsg (net/packet/af_packet.c:3114)\n ...\n do_syscall_64 (arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94)\n entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe (arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:121)\n Kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal exception in interrupt",
"id": "GHSA-435j-q3ff-8922",
"modified": "2026-07-30T06:32:34Z",
"published": "2026-07-27T21:31:27Z",
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"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-64554"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/00c06ef8c018493943891a7d0ca82b71b24f3180"
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
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