Bug 2484456 (CVE-2026-46266) - CVE-2026-46266 kernel: inet: RAW sockets using IPPROTO_RAW MUST drop incoming ICMP
Summary: CVE-2026-46266 kernel: inet: RAW sockets using IPPROTO_RAW MUST drop incoming...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-46266
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-06-03 18:02 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-09-17 07:20 UTC (History)
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System ID Private Priority Status Summary Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:64775 0 None None None 2026-09-08 07:19:44 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:66180 0 None None None 2026-09-09 22:05:08 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:68531 0 None None None 2026-09-17 07:20:42 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:68532 0 None None None 2026-09-17 06:56:48 UTC

Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-06-03 18:02:19 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

inet: RAW sockets using IPPROTO_RAW MUST drop incoming ICMP

Yizhou Zhao reported that simply having one RAW socket on protocol
IPPROTO_RAW (255) was dangerous.

  socket(AF_INET, SOCK_RAW, 255);

A malicious incoming ICMP packet can set the protocol field to 255
and match this socket, leading to FNHE cache changes.

inner = IP(src="192.168.2.1", dst="8.8.8.8", proto=255)/Raw("TEST")
pkt = IP(src="192.168.1.1", dst="192.168.2.1")/ICMP(type=3, code=4, nexthopmtu=576)/inner

"man 7 raw" states:

  A protocol of IPPROTO_RAW implies enabled IP_HDRINCL and is able
  to send any IP protocol that is specified in the passed header.
  Receiving of all IP protocols via IPPROTO_RAW is not possible
  using raw sockets.

Make sure we drop these malicious packets.

Comment 3 errata-xmlrpc 2026-09-08 07:19:43 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

Via RHSA-2026:64775 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:64775

Comment 4 errata-xmlrpc 2026-09-09 22:05:08 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Via RHSA-2026:66180 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:66180

Comment 5 Jon Orris 2026-09-17 06:56:47 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Via RHSA-2026:68532 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68532

Comment 6 Jon Orris 2026-09-17 07:20:41 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Via RHSA-2026:68531 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68531


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