CVE-2026-72450
Published: August 18, 2026Last modified: August 18, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xfrm: validate selector family and prefixlen during match syzbot reported a shift-out-of-bounds in xfrm_selector_match() due to AF_UNSPEC selector with large prefixlen (e.g. 128) matched against IPv4 flow (when XFRM_STATE_AF_UNSPEC is set). Fix this by: - Rejecting mismatched families in xfrm_selector_match. - Returning false in addr4_match if prefixlen > 32. - Returning false in addr_match if prefixlen > 128 (prevents overflow).
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.8 |
| Attack Vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | LOW |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity impact | HIGH |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/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/40f0b1047918539f0b0f795ac65e35336b4c2c78
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a03a2ee17e8259dde631ed84fd8322db06cb2ae
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d99379c58f7f1c6ab2cc7aba01a4f52d71adcfe
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78783fefdc8f36879b1a17efa0d3195ea5f2dc5f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/87a5bbccc7ff4edb3f42fea387124237d2ba91ee
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3968ad4195d72c8fddcc6c0ef39da95ac98711a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd7f202cf77556cff59f68dc30e4cdf40cb6e33b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/efa9e3b9f3dea2e1ea4c7edf4edc863faef85986