Bug 2555102 (CVE-2026-98802) - CVE-2026-98802 kernel: seg6: ensure packet data is writable before modifying SRH and IPv6 DA
Summary: CVE-2026-98802 kernel: seg6: ensure packet data is writable before modifying ...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-98802
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-10-18 15:54 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-10-23 14:56 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-10-18 15:54:32 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

seg6: ensure packet data is writable before modifying SRH and IPv6 DA

advance_nextseg() modifies the SRH Segments Left field and the IPv6
destination address without ensuring the packet data is writable.
seg6_next_csid_advance_arg() has the same problem when it advances the
NEXT-C-SID argument in the destination address.

The skb may be cloned, for example by an AF_PACKET socket receiving on
the ingress device. advance_nextseg() and seg6_next_csid_advance_arg()
then write into the packet data shared with the clone. A read from that
socket can return the modified packet instead of the received one. The
simplified path below shows this for advance_nextseg():

__netif_receive_skb_one_core
  __netif_receive_skb_core
    deliver_skb               [orig: users=2, cloned=0]
      packet_rcv
        skb_clone             clone queued to the AF_PACKET socket
        consume_skb(orig)     [orig: users=1, cloned=1]
  ipv6_rcv
    ip6_rcv_core              skb_share_check: no-op [orig: users=1]
    [...]
      input_action_end_core
        advance_nextseg       writes into the data shared with the clone

Call skb_ensure_writable() in advance_nextseg() and in
seg6_next_csid_advance_arg() before they modify the packet data.
skb_ensure_writable() may reallocate skb->head, which invalidates the
pointers into the packet data taken before the call.
advance_nextseg() now returns a valid SRH pointer, or NULL if
skb_ensure_writable() fails.
seg6_next_csid_advance_arg() takes the pointer to the destination
address from the skb after skb_ensure_writable().
On failure, the callers drop the packet with SKB_DROP_REASON_NOMEM.


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