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: ---
Assignee: Product Security DevOps Team
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Reported: 2026-08-15 06:05 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-10-08 09:50 UTC (History)
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System ID Private Priority Status Summary Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:75746 0 None None None 2026-10-05 10:48:47 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:75747 0 None None None 2026-10-05 11:23:53 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:76738 0 None None None 2026-10-07 20:29:05 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:76739 0 None None None 2026-10-08 09:50:17 UTC

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.

Comment 6 Jon Orris 2026-10-05 10:48:47 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Via RHSA-2026:75746 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:75746

Comment 7 Jon Orris 2026-10-05 11:23:51 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Via RHSA-2026:75747 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:75747

Comment 8 Jon Orris 2026-10-07 20:29:04 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

Via RHSA-2026:76738 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:76738

Comment 9 Jon Orris 2026-10-08 09:50:16 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Via RHSA-2026:76739 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:76739


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