CVE-2026-98306 json
seg6: set IPSKB_L3SLAVE from IP6SKB_L3SLAVE on IPIP decapsulation
published last mo. modified 23d ago also EUVD-2026-93291
- cvss
- —
- not scored
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 8%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
seg6: set IPSKB_L3SLAVE from IP6SKB_L3SLAVE on IPIP decapsulation
When an SRv6 packet arrives on an interface enslaved to a VRF, vrf_ip6_rcv() sets IP6SKB_L3SLAVE in IP6CB, but decap_and_validate() has never set IPSKB_L3SLAVE in IPCB. The bit stayed clear in the common case, and with CONFIG_IPV6_MIP6 the leftover frag_max_size of a reassembled outer packet could even set it, with no VRF involved. Commit 44930446dde4 ("ipv6: seg6: clear IPv4 control block on IPIP decapsulation") then made the unreliable bit reliably clear.
The effect of the missing flag is visible with End.DX4 when a delivery to a local address of the node reaches the socket lookup. For example, a UDP socket bound to the enslaved ingress interface does not receive any of the decapsulated packets, while an unbound socket outside the VRF does. This contradicts Documentation/networking/vrf.rst: by default the scope of an unbound UDP or TCP socket is limited to the default VRF.
Set IPSKB_L3SLAVE for IPv4 in decap_and_validate(), which already does the same for IPv6. The socket lookup then matches the decapsulated packet like any other packet received on that enslaved interface. Such a packet matches an unbound UDP or TCP socket only when udp_l3mdev_accept or tcp_l3mdev_accept is set.
Patch / fix
- Linux Linux 7.3
- linux Debian 12 6.1.190-1
- linux Debian 13 6.12.113-1
- linux Debian 14 7.2.8-1
- linux-6.12 Debian 12 6.12.113-1~deb12u1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98306
- linux Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-202.212
- linux Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-149.149
- linux Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 7.0.0-42.42
- linux-aws Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1119.126
- linux-aws Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-1069.74
- linux-aws Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 7.0.0-1016.17
- linux-gcp Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1120.130
- linux-gcp Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-1073.81
ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2026-98306
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- kernel-source Linux Micro 6.0 6.4.0-159998.55.1
- kernel-default Linux Micro 6.0 6.4.0-159998.55.1
- kernel-kvmsmall Linux Micro 6.0 6.4.0-159998.55.1
- kernel-default-base Linux Micro 6.0 6.4.0-159998.55.1.159998.21.42
- kernel-64kb SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.53.90.1
- kernel-syms SLE Module for Development Tools 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.53.90.1
- kernel-azure SLE Module for Public Cloud 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.53.90.1
- kernel-source SLE Module for Development Tools 15 SP7, SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.53.90.1
suse advisories SUSE-SU-2026:24550-1SUSE-SU-2026:5091-1
- kernel-source openSUSE Tumbleweed 7.2.10-1.1
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2026:12131-1
- kernel Azure Linux 3.0 6.6.158.1-1
azure linux advisories AZL-106272
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- git.kernel.org/stable/c/1d9f5c78903dd25a3556229eb716dd465c5f3573 commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/72f410616000d21a0a6ec6c93a60301b9c92e95c commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4d7c52f15f572608374947c6c802052e1a2fc82 commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/5130afa025c95faa621adf8bac525baeb2b290d2 commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8fb4738ccef5f9d107845b05734a56352747b1a commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ddf60220c925b54a1714c4722fdbdb12833232d0 commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c16e1ccc082a3763dfc6bc2d3f658c1a6336f9d commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/7616242a2b37883f7322aaa1d2bd6cd0fed28315 commit
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red hat product security vex CVE-2026-98306 updated cvss 7.0
kernel: seg6: set IPSKB_L3SLAVE from IP6SKB_L3SLAVE on IPIP decapsulation
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 rv, perf, rtla, kernel, bpftool, libperf, +83 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 kernel Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9 Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5 openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9affected: workaround, no fix available
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, python-perf, kernel-kdump, +8 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, kernel-core, kernel-tools, +29 more Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-8not affected: vulnerable code not present
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Exploit prediction
0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 8% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).
Affected products
- Linux Linux
Classification
- Technology feeds
References
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/1d9f5c78903dd25a3556229eb716dd465c5f3573
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/72f410616000d21a0a6ec6c93a60301b9c92e95c
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/e4d7c52f15f572608374947c6c802052e1a2fc82
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/5130afa025c95faa621adf8bac525baeb2b290d2
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/f8fb4738ccef5f9d107845b05734a56352747b1a
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/ddf60220c925b54a1714c4722fdbdb12833232d0
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/8c16e1ccc082a3763dfc6bc2d3f658c1a6336f9d
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/7616242a2b37883f7322aaa1d2bd6cd0fed28315
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-98306
- NVD CVE-2026-98306
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