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CVE-2026-43038

VendorlinuxProductlinux kernelDiscoveredMay 1, 2026UpdatedAug 20, 2026

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: icmp: clear skb2->cb[] in ip6_err_gen_icmpv6_unreach() Sashiko AI-review observed: In ip6_err_gen_icmpv6_unreach(), the skb is an outer IPv4 ICMP error packet where its cb contains an IPv4 inet_skb_parm. When skb is cloned into skb2 and passed to icmp6_send(), it uses IP6CB(skb2). IP6CB interprets the IPv4 inet_skb_parm as an inet6_skb_parm. The cipso offset in inet_skb_parm.opt directly overlaps with dsthao in inet6_skb_parm at offset 18. If an attacker sends a forged ICMPv4 error with a CIPSO IP option, dsthao would be a non-zero offset. Inside icmp6_send(), mip6_addr_swap() is called and uses ipv6_find_tlv(skb, opt->dsthao, IPV6_TLV_HAO). This would scan the inner, attacker-controlled IPv6 packet starting at that…

CVSS v3.1
9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS
0.26%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Not listed
no confirmed exploitation reported
News coverage
38
sources referencing this CVE
Related IOCs
0
seen in the same coverage
EPSS Trend
Aug 16, 2026 → Oct 22, 2026
● 0.00pp
0.26% → 0.26% over 3 tracked changes
CVSS v3.1 Detail
Attack VectorNETWORK
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredNONE
User InteractionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
ConfidentialityHIGH
IntegrityHIGH
AvailabilityHIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Connections
42 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
May 1, 2026
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Aug 20, 2026
Jul 1, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8490-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Jul 1, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8491-1: Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities
Jul 1, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8492-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Jul 1, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8493-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Jul 2, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8492-2: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Jul 2, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8497-1: Linux kernel (Low Latency) vulnerabilities
Jul 2, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8498-1: Linux kernel (NVIDIA Tegra) vulnerabilities
Jul 2, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8499-1: Linux kernel (Xilinx) vulnerabilities
Jul 2, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8493-2: Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilities
Jul 2, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8501-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Jul 6, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8508-1: Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilities
Jul 6, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8492-3: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi Real-time) vulnerabilities
Jul 9, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8490-2: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities
Jul 9, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8492-4: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities
Jul 10, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8492-5: Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerabilities
Jul 10, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8527-1: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities
Jul 10, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8528-1: Linux kernel (Xilinx ZynqMP) vulnerabilities
Jul 10, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8529-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Jul 10, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8530-1: Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities
Jul 15, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8545-1: Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities
Jul 15, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8546-1: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities
Jul 15, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8547-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Jul 15, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8548-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Jul 24, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8604-1: Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Jul 24, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8605-1: Linux kernel (Azure CVM) vulnerabilities
Jul 24, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8606-1: Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Jul 24, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8607-1: Linux kernel (Azure CVM) vulnerabilities
Jul 24, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8609-1: Linux kernel (Azure CVM) vulnerabilities
Jul 28, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8547-2: Linux kernel (Azure FIPS) vulnerabilities
Jul 28, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8615-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Jul 28, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8616-1: Linux kernel (IBM) vulnerabilities
Jul 28, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8617-1: Linux kernel (KVM) vulnerabilities
Jul 28, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8619-1: Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities
Jul 29, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8615-2: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities
Aug 12, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8635-1: Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Aug 13, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8530-2: Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities
Aug 13, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8548-2: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Aug 13, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8529-2: Linux kernel vulnerabilities