Bug 2516306 (CVE-2026-72052) - CVE-2026-72052 kernel: net: ip6_gre: require CAP_NET_ADMIN in the device netns for changelink
Summary: CVE-2026-72052 kernel: net: ip6_gre: require CAP_NET_ADMIN in the device netn...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-72052
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Target Milestone: ---
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Reported: 2026-08-15 06:05 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-08-17 18:24 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-08-15 06:05:35 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net: ip6_gre: require CAP_NET_ADMIN in the device netns for changelink

ip6gre_changelink() and ip6erspan_changelink() operate on at most two
netns, dev_net(dev) and the tunnel link netns t->net. They differ once
the device is created in or moved to a netns other than the one the
request runs in. The rtnl changelink path checks CAP_NET_ADMIN only
against dev_net(dev), so a caller privileged there but not in t->net can
rewrite a tunnel that lives in t->net.

Gate both ops on rtnl_dev_link_net_capable() at their top, before any
attribute is parsed.


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