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Linux Kernel iptunnel_pmtud_check_icmp Reads Transport Header Before It Is Set, Allowing Unauthenticated Remote Out-of-Bounds Access Scoring 9.1

Last refreshed2026-10-10

Status: UPDATED  |  Advisory ID: CVE-2026-63992

Key Details

CVECVE-2026-63992
CVSS Score / Version9.1 (Critical) / CVSS v3.1
Updated2026-10-07
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
CVSS Proseattack vector is network; attack complexity is low; privileges required is none; user interaction is none; scope is unchanged; confidentiality impact is high; integrity impact is none; availability impact is high.
Affected productsLinux Kernel
Classified asCWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read)

Affected Products, Subsystems & Sectors

VendorProductAffected VersionsPatch Status
LinuxLinux Kernel
SubsystemsOT Supporting Infrastructure
SectorsAll Sectors

What to Know

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

tunnels: do not assume transport header in iptunnel_pmtud_check_icmp()

In some cases, iptunnel_pmtud_check_icmp() can be called while

skb transport header is not set.

This triggers an out-of-bound access, because

(typeof(skb->transport_header))~0U is 65535.

Access the icmp header based on IPv4 network header,

after making sure icmp->type is present in skb linear part.

Note that iptunnel_pmtud_check_icmpv6()) is fine. (NVD)

What to Do

Monitor Linux's web page for any future patch releases.

References

SourceReference
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-63992
CVEhttps://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-63992