CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-99064

HighCVSS 8.1
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.21%

11th percentile - higher than 11% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, cipso_v4_skbuff_delattr() removes CIPSO bytes but does not adjust cached offsets for options that follow them (srr, rr, ts, router_alert). Consumers such as ip_forward_options() and __ip_options_echo() then access the wrong bytes, and the latter may interpret packet data as the option length and copy it into fixed-size option storage.

Risk Assessment

This can lead to incorrect IP option processing and potential buffer overflow when handling packets with CIPSO options. It affects confidentiality and integrity of network traffic processing.

Recommendation

Update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix that adjusts option offsets after CIPSO removal.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cipso: adjust cached option offsets when removing CIPSO cipso_v4_skbuff_delattr() removes the CIPSO bytes but does not adjust cached offsets for options that follow them. For example, with a valid 10-byte CIPSO option followed by a seven-byte RR option, parsing records rr at offset 30. Removing CIPSO moves RR to offset 20, while the cached offset remains 30. Consumers such as ip_forward_options() and __ip_options_echo() then access the wrong bytes; the latter may interpret packet data as the option length and copy it into fixed-size option storage. Mirror cipso_v4_delopt() and subtract cipso_len from the srr, rr, ts and router_alert offsets when they follow CIPSO. cipso_len is the distance the first memmove() shifts those options. The later header move and network-header reset relocate the bytes and their offset base together.

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