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CVE-2026-46244 Detail

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nft_inner: Fix IPv6 inner_thoff desync In nft_inner_parse_l2l3(), when processing inner IPv6 packets, ipv6_find_hdr() correctly computes the transport header offset traversing all extension headers, but the result is immediately overwritten with nhoff + sizeof(_ip6h) (40 bytes), which only accounts for the IPv6 base header. This creates a desync between inner_thoff (wrong — points to extension header start) and l4proto (correct — e.g., IPPROTO_TCP), enabling transport header forgery and potential firewall bypass. This issue affects stable versions from Linux 6.2. For comparison, the normal (non-inner) IPv6 path correctly preserves ipv6_find_hdr()'s result. Removing the incorrect overwrite ensures that ipv6_find_hdr()'s calculated transport header offset is preserved, thereby fixing the desynchronization.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/689bbf48c1f45130086ae1c46ab83ea4c753c601 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/870d59e2cf218e7418491e26bad768cb16654582 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b6a91f68ebfed9c38e0e9150f58a9b85da07181c kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c161ad9157f5a0429b5ff94d9770faf3bf48d273 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0f98a3617f6ae5b1e95cde1e68e7ead4a1279ce kernel.org

Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2026-46244
NVD Published Date:
06/03/2026
NVD Last Modified:
06/03/2026
Source:
kernel.org