CVE-2026-72061
Published: August 18, 2026Last modified: August 18, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: sit: require CAP_NET_ADMIN in the device netns for changelink ipip6_changelink() operates on at most two netns, dev_net(dev) and the tunnel link netns t->net. They differ once the device is created in or moved to a netns other than the one the request runs in. The rtnl changelink path checks CAP_NET_ADMIN only against dev_net(dev), so a caller privileged there but not in t->net can rewrite a tunnel that lives in t->net. Gate ipip6_changelink() on rtnl_dev_link_net_capable() at its top, before any attribute is parsed. sit was the one tunnel type not covered by the recent series that added this check to the other changelink() handlers.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 8.8 |
| Attack Vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | LOW |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | CHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity impact | HIGH |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | linux-lts | Fixed (6.1.182-r0) |
| 25 LTS | linux-lts | Fixed (6.12.103-r0) | |
| Stream | linux-lts | Fixed (6.18.43-r0) |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/27ccb68e7cccead5d8c611665a45d23032d468b3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3118e97dae533fb45964b87bbed1801afcff7c65
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/388ccffbd2e7e5e4271f291085a7451865705305
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d139dec96691cde96cb40ed293e2d13d994fb4f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/99ae3248b33df94201915d9c32e7470cdf08cfcd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c0ea1aedb37bb979e864ed7787975434bbd9db73
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c5a0ae895432596b2f464172da8218e2d84e2932
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb41b308e9d867725d965b291dd085028e36a480