Vulnerability · Published Jul 19, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2026-64116ipv6: ioam: add NULL check for idev in ipv6_hop_ioam()

High 7.5

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 44% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 56.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: ioam: add NULL check for idev in ipv6_hop_ioam() Reported by Sashiko: The function ipv6_hop_ioam() accesses __in6_dev_get(skb->dev)->cnf.ioam6_enabled without validating the returned idev pointer. Because addrconf_ifdown() can concurrently clear dev->ip6_ptr via RCU, __in6_dev_get() can return NULL during interface teardown, which could cause a NULL pointer dereference when processing an IOAM Hop-by-Hop option. Let's add a check and use SKB_DROP_REASON_IPV6DISABLED accordingly.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linux6.1.176-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-64116
Debian:13linux6.12.94-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-64116
Debian:14linux7.0.12-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux5.15.0-198.208UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux6.8.0-139.139UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux7.0.0-28.28UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws5.15.0-1117.124UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws6.8.0-1064.67UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-aws7.0.0-1009.9UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.86.8.0-1064.67~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure5.15.0-1123.132UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure6.8.0-1067.75UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azure7.0.0-1010.10UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.86.8.0-1067.75~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-7.07.0.0-1014.14~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde5.15.0-1122.131UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde6.8.0-1065.72UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde7.0.0-1009.9UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.86.8.0-1065.72~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-7.07.0.0-1013.13~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp5.15.0-1118.128UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp6.8.0-1067.75UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gcp7.0.0-1008.8UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.86.8.0-1067.75~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-7.07.0.0-1011.11~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gke5.15.0-1113.119UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gke6.8.0-1062.70UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gke7.0.0-1003.4UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeop5.15.0-1100.108UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeop6.8.0-1049.53UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-7.07.0.0-28.28~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm5.15.0-1111.115UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibm6.8.0-1064.65UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-ibm7.0.0-1010.10UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.86.8.0-1066.67~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotg5.15.0-1112.118UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvm5.15.0-1109.114UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency5.15.0-195.205UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency6.8.0-139.139.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.86.8.0-139.139.1~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia5.15.0-1112.113UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia6.8.0-1062.65UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidia7.0.0-1016.16UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.86.8.0-1062.65~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-7.07.0.0-1016.16~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-bos7.0.0-2016.16UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatency6.8.0-1062.65.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra5.15.0-1070.72UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra6.8.0-1035.38UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igx5.15.0-1059.59UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oem-7.07.0.0-1009.9UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle5.15.0-1114.120UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle6.8.0-1061.64UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oracle7.0.0-1008.8UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.86.8.0-1061.64~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-7.07.0.0-1011.11~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi6.8.0-1064.68UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-raspi7.0.0-1015.15UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-realtime7.0.0-28.28.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-riscv7.0.0-28.28.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.86.8.0-139.139~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-7.07.0.0-28.28.1~24.04.3UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-vmware6.8.0-1008.8UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinx6.8.0-1036.37UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmp5.15.0-1080.84UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64116

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 9ee11f0fff205b4b3df9750bff5e94f97c71b6a0 – before c7e8971abd70e9d022f1c251ba2508f8dc7f2db89ee11f0fff205b4b3df9750bff5e94f97c71b6a0 – before 09cbfd4b81ae90963dadb1de99b63b702e73290a9ee11f0fff205b4b3df9750bff5e94f97c71b6a0 – before 1dca7e491f070ac49b3d934f16ee953a53b37f389ee11f0fff205b4b3df9750bff5e94f97c71b6a0 – before 902daac307eb7e1955ce05b071950f3cba88c9639ee11f0fff205b4b3df9750bff5e94f97c71b6a0 – before abdd03229414b5a52943b65a60f34b84cea5ac599ee11f0fff205b4b3df9750bff5e94f97c71b6a0 – before cf75eb6617042c8cff6112daeed7791809fc9dd29ee11f0fff205b4b3df9750bff5e94f97c71b6a0 – before d4ea0dfd75011b78cebf3808f98ac4c4f51a6fb9
Linux Linux 5.15

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