CVE-2026-43441

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That path calls ipv6_chk_addr() and can\ncrash in __ipv6_chk_addr_and_flags().\n\n BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 00000000000005d8\n Oops: Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP NOPTI\n RIP: 0010:__ipv6_chk_addr_and_flags+0x69/0x170\n Call Trace:\n <IRQ>\n ipv6_chk_addr+0x1f/0x30\n bond_validate_na+0x12e/0x1d0 [bonding]\n ? __pfx_bond_handle_frame+0x10/0x10 [bonding]\n bond_rcv_validate+0x1a0/0x450 [bonding]\n bond_handle_frame+0x5e/0x290 [bonding]\n ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5\n __netif_receive_skb_core.constprop.0+0x3e8/0xe50\n ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5\n ? update_cfs_rq_load_avg+0x1a/0x240\n ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5\n ? __enqueue_entity+0x5e/0x240\n __netif_receive_skb_one_core+0x39/0xa0\n process_backlog+0x9c/0x150\n __napi_poll+0x30/0x200\n ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5\n net_rx_action+0x338/0x3b0\n handle_softirqs+0xc9/0x2a0\n do_softirq+0x42/0x60\n </IRQ>\n <TASK>\n __local_bh_enable_ip+0x62/0x70\n __dev_queue_xmit+0x2d3/0x1000\n ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5\n ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5\n ? packet_parse_headers+0x10a/0x1a0\n packet_sendmsg+0x10da/0x1700\n ? kick_pool+0x5f/0x140\n ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5\n ? __queue_work+0x12d/0x4f0\n __sys_sendto+0x1f3/0x220\n __x64_sys_sendto+0x24/0x30\n do_syscall_64+0x101/0xf80\n ? exc_page_fault+0x6e/0x170\n ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5\n entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f\n </TASK>\n\nFix this by checking ipv6_mod_enabled() before dispatching IPv6 packets to\nbond_na_rcv(). If IPv6 is disabled, return early from bond_rcv_validate()\nand avoid the path to ipv6_chk_addr()."}], "metrics": [{"cvssV3_1": {"version": "3.1", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "baseScore": 7.5, "baseSeverity": "HIGH"}, "scenarios": [{"lang": "en", "value": "AV:N - A crafted IPv6 ICMPv6 NS/NA packet received on a bonding slave reaches the vulnerable receive path through the kernel networking stack. No local execution on the target is required once the vulnerable bonding configuration is present.\nAC:L - The trigger is deterministic: with IPv6 boot-disabled and bonding ARP/NS validation enabled, a matching IPv6 NS/NA frame reaches the unchecked path. There is no race, heap grooming, or timing requirement.\nPR:N - The packet receive path has no authentication or target-side privilege check. Bond configuration requires administration, but an attacker sending the triggering network frame does not need credentials on the victim.\nUI:N - No victim user action is needed after the vulnerable system is configured and receiving traffic. The attacker only needs to send the crafted packet.\nS:U - The impact is within the same kernel/host security authority. This is not a VM escape, sandbox boundary crossing, or IOMMU/DMA boundary bypass.\nC:N - The bug is a NULL pointer dereference in the IPv6 address/neighbor initialization path. It does not expose kernel memory or provide a read primitive.\nI:N - The issue is a pure NULL dereference, not memory corruption or an arbitrary write. There is no evidence of data modification or control-flow hijack capability.\nA:H - The NULL dereference occurs in the receive softirq path and produces a kernel oops/panic-class crash. 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If bonding ARP/NS validation is enabled, an IPv6\nNS/NA packet received on a slave can reach bond_validate_na(), which\ncalls bond_has_this_ip6(). That path calls ipv6_chk_addr() and can\ncrash in __ipv6_chk_addr_and_flags().\n\n BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 00000000000005d8\n Oops: Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP NOPTI\n RIP: 0010:__ipv6_chk_addr_and_flags+0x69/0x170\n Call Trace:\n <IRQ>\n ipv6_chk_addr+0x1f/0x30\n bond_validate_na+0x12e/0x1d0 [bonding]\n ? __pfx_bond_handle_frame+0x10/0x10 [bonding]\n bond_rcv_validate+0x1a0/0x450 [bonding]\n bond_handle_frame+0x5e/0x290 [bonding]\n ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5\n __netif_receive_skb_core.constprop.0+0x3e8/0xe50\n ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5\n ? update_cfs_rq_load_avg+0x1a/0x240\n ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5\n ? __enqueue_entity+0x5e/0x240\n __netif_receive_skb_one_core+0x39/0xa0\n process_backlog+0x9c/0x150\n __napi_poll+0x30/0x200\n ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5\n net_rx_action+0x338/0x3b0\n handle_softirqs+0xc9/0x2a0\n do_softirq+0x42/0x60\n </IRQ>\n <TASK>\n __local_bh_enable_ip+0x62/0x70\n __dev_queue_xmit+0x2d3/0x1000\n ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5\n ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5\n ? packet_parse_headers+0x10a/0x1a0\n packet_sendmsg+0x10da/0x1700\n ? kick_pool+0x5f/0x140\n ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5\n ? __queue_work+0x12d/0x4f0\n __sys_sendto+0x1f3/0x220\n __x64_sys_sendto+0x24/0x30\n do_syscall_64+0x101/0xf80\n ? exc_page_fault+0x6e/0x170\n ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5\n entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f\n </TASK>\n\nFix this by checking ipv6_mod_enabled() before dispatching IPv6 packets to\nbond_na_rcv(). 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If bonding ARP/NS validation is enabled, an IPv6\nNS/NA packet received on a slave can reach bond_validate_na(), which\ncalls bond_has_this_ip6(). That path calls ipv6_chk_addr() and can\ncrash in __ipv6_chk_addr_and_flags().\n\n BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 00000000000005d8\n Oops: Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP NOPTI\n RIP: 0010:__ipv6_chk_addr_and_flags+0x69/0x170\n Call Trace:\n <IRQ>\n ipv6_chk_addr+0x1f/0x30\n bond_validate_na+0x12e/0x1d0 [bonding]\n ? __pfx_bond_handle_frame+0x10/0x10 [bonding]\n bond_rcv_validate+0x1a0/0x450 [bonding]\n bond_handle_frame+0x5e/0x290 [bonding]\n ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5\n __netif_receive_skb_core.constprop.0+0x3e8/0xe50\n ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5\n ? update_cfs_rq_load_avg+0x1a/0x240\n ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5\n ? __enqueue_entity+0x5e/0x240\n __netif_receive_skb_one_core+0x39/0xa0\n process_backlog+0x9c/0x150\n __napi_poll+0x30/0x200\n ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5\n net_rx_action+0x338/0x3b0\n handle_softirqs+0xc9/0x2a0\n do_softirq+0x42/0x60\n </IRQ>\n <TASK>\n __local_bh_enable_ip+0x62/0x70\n __dev_queue_xmit+0x2d3/0x1000\n ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5\n ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5\n ? packet_parse_headers+0x10a/0x1a0\n packet_sendmsg+0x10da/0x1700\n ? kick_pool+0x5f/0x140\n ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5\n ? __queue_work+0x12d/0x4f0\n __sys_sendto+0x1f3/0x220\n __x64_sys_sendto+0x24/0x30\n do_syscall_64+0x101/0xf80\n ? exc_page_fault+0x6e/0x170\n ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5\n entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f\n </TASK>\n\nFix this by checking ipv6_mod_enabled() before dispatching IPv6 packets to\nbond_na_rcv(). If IPv6 is disabled, return early from bond_rcv_validate()\nand avoid the path to ipv6_chk_addr()."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "En el kernel de Linux, la siguiente vulnerabilidad ha sido resuelta:\n\nnet: bonding: Correcci\u00f3n de la desreferencia NULL de nd_tbl cuando IPv6 est\u00e1 deshabilitado\n\nAl arrancar con el par\u00e1metro \u2019ipv6.disable=1\u2019, el nd_tbl nunca se inicializa porque inet6_init() sale antes de que se llame a ndisc_init(), que lo inicializa. Si la validaci\u00f3n ARP/NS de bonding est\u00e1 habilitada, un paquete IPv6 NS/NA recibido en un esclavo puede llegar a bond_validate_na(), que llama a bond_has_this_ip6(). Esa ruta llama a ipv6_chk_addr() y puede fallar en __ipv6_chk_addr_and_flags().\n\n BUG: desreferencia de puntero NULL del kernel, direcci\u00f3n: 00000000000005d8\n Oops: Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP NOPTI\n RIP: 0010:__ipv6_chk_addr_and_flags+0x69/0x170\n Rastro de Llamada:\n [IRQ]\n ipv6_chk_addr+0x1f/0x30\n bond_validate_na+0x12e/0x1d0 [bonding]\n ? __pfx_bond_handle_frame+0x10/0x10 [bonding]\n bond_rcv_validate+0x1a0/0x450 [bonding]\n bond_handle_frame+0x5e/0x290 [bonding]\n ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0x fbef5\n __netif_receive_skb_core.constprop.0+0x3e8/0xe50\n ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0x fbef5\n ? update_cfs_rq_load_avg+0x1a/0x240\n ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0x fbef5\n ? __enqueue_entity+0x5e/0x240\n __netif_receive_skb_one_core+0x39/0xa0\n process_backlog+0x9c/0x150\n __napi_poll+0x30/0x200\n ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0x fbef5\n net_rx_action+0x338/0x3b0\n handle_softirqs+0xc9/0x2a0\n do_softirq+0x42/0x60\n [/IRQ]\n [TASK]\n __local_bh_enable_ip+0x62/0x70\n __dev_queue_xmit+0x2d3/0x 1000\n ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0x fbef5\n ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0x fbef5\n ? packet_parse_headers+0x10a/0x1a0\n packet_sendmsg+0x 10da/0x 1700\n ? kick_pool+0x5f/0x140\n ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0x fbef5\n ? __queue_work+0x12d/0x4f0\n __sys_sendto+0x1f3/0x220\n __x64_sys_sendto+0x24/0x30\n do_syscall_64+0x101/0xf80\n ? exc_page_fault+0x6e/0x170\n ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0x fbef5\n entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f\n [/TASK]\n\nSolucione esto verificando ipv6_mod_enabled() antes de despachar paquetes IPv6 a bond_na_rcv(). 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