CVE-2026-43101 HIGH

CVE-2026-43101: ipv6: ioam: fix potential NULL dereferences in __ioam6_fill_trace_data()

Vendor Linux
Product Linux
Published May 6, 2026
Last update May 11, 2026

CVSS base score

7.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: ioam: fix potential NULL dereferences in __ioam6_fill_trace_data() We need to check __in6_dev_get() for possible NULL value, as suggested by Yiming Qian. Also add skb_dst_dev_rcu() instead of skb_dst_dev(), and two missing READ_ONCE(). Note that @dev can't be NULL.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 6, 2026 CVE published
May 11, 2026 Record updated