ipv6: add NULL checks for idev in SRv6 paths
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: add NULL checks for idev in SRv6 paths __in6_dev_get() can return NULL when the device has no IPv6 configuration (e.g. MTU < IPV6_MIN_MTU or after NETDEV_UNREGISTER). Add NULL checks for idev returned by __in6_dev_get() in both seg6_hmac_validate_skb() and ipv6_srh_rcv() to prevent potential NULL pointer dereferences.
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: add NULL checks for idev in SRv6 paths __in6_dev_get() can return NULL when the device has no IPv6 configuration (e.g. MTU < IPV6_MIN_MTU or after NETDEV_UNREGISTER). Add NULL checks for idev returned by __in6_dev_get() in both seg6_hmac_validate_skb() and ipv6_srh_rcv() to prevent potential NULL pointer dereferences.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0348fa0ada37cef7c6b5ab2a428bb2c6aee784e4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06413793526251870e20402c39930804f14d59c0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/50352fc103928e10e8729abc79a0d05abef26c4d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83d705d35e583cb1b1eacf196dfe7b77d442018e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a25853c9feea7bbf31d157ff6e004d2d3b4f7f13
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bc9843c39f9932a8b36efd1d362ea00bb88e4e78
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c5cedee5d97382176573bbe21e1724e737a5eb64
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1bd8b9edc6752d10f84d28ff64f842401ce336d
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/23xxx/CVE-2026-23442.json
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-23442