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Medium Memory corruption

CVE-2024-40905 — ipv6: fix possible race in __fib6_drop_pcpu_from()

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: fix possible race in __fib6_drop_pcpu_from() syzbot found a race in __fib6_drop_pcpu_from() [1] If compiler reads more than once (*ppcpu_rt), second read could read NULL, if another cpu clears the value in rt6_get_pcpu_route(). Add a READ_ONCE() to prevent this race. Also add rcu_read_lock()/rcu_read_unlock() because we rely on RCU protection while dereferencing pcpu_rt. [1] Oops: general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0xdffffc0000000012: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP KASAN PTI KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000090-0x0000000000000097] CPU: 0 PID: 7543 Comm: kworker/u8:17 Not tainted 6.10.0-rc1-syzkaller-00013-g2bfcfd584ff5 #0 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 04/02/2024 Workqueue: netns cleanup_net RIP: 0010:__fib6_drop_pcpu_from.part.0+0x10a/0x370 net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c:984 Code: f8 48 c1 e8 03 80 3c 28 00 0f 85 16 02 00 00 4d 8b 3f 4d 85 ff 74 31 e8 74 a7 fa f7 49 8d bf 90 00 00 00 48 89 f8 48 c1 e8 03 <80> 3c 28 00 0f 85 1e 02 00 00 49 8b 87 90 00 00 00 48 8b 0c 24 48 RSP: 0018:ffffc900040df070 EFLAGS: 00010206 RAX: 0000000000000012 RBX: 0000000000000001 RCX: ffffffff89932e16 RDX: ffff888049dd1e00 RSI: ffffffff89932d7c RDI: 0000000000000091 RBP: dffffc0000000000 R08: 0000000000000005 R09: 0000000000000007 R10: 0000000000000001 R11: 0000000000000006 R12: ffff88807fa080b8 R13: fffffbfff1a9a07d R14: ffffed100ff41022 R15: 0000000000000001 FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff8880b9200000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 0000001b32c26000 CR3: 000000005d56e000 CR4: 00000000003526f0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 Call Trace: <TASK> __fib6_drop_pcpu_from net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c:966 [inline] fib6_drop_pcpu_from net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c:1027 [inline] fib6_purge_rt+0x7f2/0x9f0 net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c:1038 fib6_del_route net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c:1998 [inline] fib6_del+0xa70/0x17b0 net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c:2043 fib6_clean_node+0x426/0x5b0 net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c:2205 fib6_walk_continue+0x44f/0x8d0 net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c:2127 fib6_walk+0x182/0x370 net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c:2175 fib6_clean_tree+0xd7/0x120 net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c:2255 __fib6_clean_all+0x100/0x2d0 net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c:2271 rt6_sync_down_dev net/ipv6/route.c:4906 [inline] rt6_disable_ip+0x7ed/0xa00 net/ipv6/route.c:4911 addrconf_ifdown.isra.0+0x117/0x1b40 net/ipv6/addrconf.c:3855 addrconf_notify+0x223/0x19e0 net/ipv6/addrconf.c:3778 notifier_call_chain+0xb9/0x410 kernel/notifier.c:93 call_netdevice_notifiers_info+0xbe/0x140 net/core/dev.c:1992 call_netdevice_notifiers_extack net/core/dev.c:2030 [inline] call_netdevice_notifiers net/core/dev.c:2044 [inline] dev_close_many+0x333/0x6a0 net/core/dev.c:1585 unregister_netdevice_many_notify+0x46d/0x19f0 net/core/dev.c:11193 unregister_netdevice_many net/core/dev.c:11276 [inline] default_device_exit_batch+0x85b/0xae0 net/core/dev.c:11759 ops_exit_list+0x128/0x180 net/core/net_namespace.c:178 cleanup_net+0x5b7/0xbf0 net/core/net_namespace.c:640 process_one_work+0x9fb/0x1b60 kernel/workqueue.c:3231 process_scheduled_works kernel/workqueue.c:3312 [inline] worker_thread+0x6c8/0xf70 kernel/workqueue.c:3393 kthread+0x2c1/0x3a0 kernel/kthread.c:389 ret_from_fork+0x45/0x80 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:147 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:244

Published Jul 12, 2024 · Updated Oct 14, 2026 · Sources: NIST National Vulnerability Database, CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP, GitHub Security Advisories · CNA: Linux

Who exploits it and how urgent it is

A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.

No exploitation signal in the sources consulted so far.
How the score was calculated
  • EPSS 0.3% (30-day exploitation probability)+3
  • Technical severity (medium)+3

The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).

Triage

Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.

Exploitation
Not confirmed
Not in CISA KEV — an absence of record, not proof it is unexploited.
EPSS FIRST
0.27%
ahead of 18% of scored CVEs · Oct 14, 2026
Affects
Linux
Linux and 1 more
CVSS base
4.7
Medium · 2 source(s)

CISA SSVC assessment CISA

Three decision points CISA publishes for the CVEs it assesses (SSVC 2.0.3). A stakeholder decision, not a severity score.

Exploitation
None
none · proof-of-concept · active
Automatable
No
can an attacker script the kill-chain steps
Technical impact
Partial
partial · total control of the vulnerable component

Remediation

Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.

  • Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
  • Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
  • Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
  • Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
  • Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
  • Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
  • Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)

First 24 hours

Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.

  1. Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (Linux Linux, Linux Linux Kernel).
  2. Apply the fixed version or the patch documented under Remediation.
  3. Search available logs for exploit probes matching the vulnerability class (memory corruption), errors and authentication anomalies.

Affected scope

Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.

VendorProductVersionsStatusSource
Linux Linux ≥ d52d3997f843ffefaa8d8462790ffcaca6c74192 and < c90af1cced2f669a7b2304584be4ada495eaa0e5≥ d52d3997f843ffefaa8d8462790ffcaca6c74192 and < c693698787660c97950bc1f93a8dd19d8307153d≥ d52d3997f843ffefaa8d8462790ffcaca6c74192 and < a0bc020592b54a8f3fa2b7f244b6e39e526c2e12≥ d52d3997f843ffefaa8d8462790ffcaca6c74192 and < 2498960dac9b6fc49b6d1574f7cd1a4872744adf≥ d52d3997f843ffefaa8d8462790ffcaca6c74192 and < 7e796c3fefa8b17b30e7252886ae8cffacd2b9ef≥ d52d3997f843ffefaa8d8462790ffcaca6c74192 and < 09e5a5a80e205922151136069e440477d6816914≥ d52d3997f843ffefaa8d8462790ffcaca6c74192 and < b01e1c030770ff3b4fe37fc7cc6bca03f594133fversion 4.2 Vulnerable CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Linux Linux Kernel ≥ 4.2 and < 5.4.279≥ 5.5 and < 5.10.221≥ 5.11 and < 5.15.162≥ 5.16 and < 6.1.95≥ 6.2 and < 6.6.35≥ 6.7 and < 6.9.6version 6.10-rc1version 6.10-rc2 Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database

Attack characteristics

The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.

Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Every base score collected

Sources score independently and may disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.

ScoreVersionSeverityExpl.ImpactScored by
4.7 CVSS 3.1 Medium 1.0 3.6 nvd@nist.gov via NIST National Vulnerability Database
4.7 CVSS 3.1 Medium — — GitHub, Inc. via GitHub Security Advisories
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H (score shown at the top: nvd@nist.gov)

Weakness MITRE

Weakness class according to MITRE’s CWE catalog.

CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference

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Detection

Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.

  • Local/physical vector: focus on endpoint telemetry (EDR) from affected hosts.
  • Correlate service crashes/restarts with inbound traffic; repeated crashes may indicate attempts.
endpoint telemetry (EDR)crash dumps

Timeline

What happened to this CVE, newest first.

  • 2026
  • Affected products added · linux/linux
    Oct 14, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
  • SSVC assessment updated
    Oct 14, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
  • Record published
    Oct 14, 2026
  • Fix documented
    Oct 14, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
  • Affected products added · linux/linux kernel
    Oct 14, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
  • CVSS changed · 4.7
    Oct 14, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
  • Source status changed · → Modified
    Oct 14, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
  • Record created in this database
    Oct 14, 2026 · Alertas do Telegram
  • 2024
  • CVE published
    Jul 12, 2024 · Linux

Source activity

Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.

  • 2× References added · Oct 14, 2026 – Oct 14, 2026
  • 1× Official description updated · Oct 14, 2026 – Oct 14, 2026

References

13 on the record

Elsewhere on this site

Linux
every CVE for this vendor
Memory corruption
same class
CWE-476
other pages naming this weakness

Related CVEs (same products)

  • CVE-2026-99999 ipv4: validate checksum_start before completing checksum 6h
  • CVE-2026-98432 ipv4: free inet_opt and ireq_opt after an RCU grace period 6h
  • CVE-2026-98424 wifi: cfg80211: undo netns switch if renaming the wiphy fails 1d
  • CVE-2026-98425 wifi: mac80211: don't warn when an IBSS has no channel to scan 1d
  • CVE-2026-98426 wifi: mwifiex: fix IRQ leak using wrong index in MSI-X error path 1d
  • CVE-2026-98427 net/sched: codel: bound the dropping loop per dequeue call 1d

Not in any source we poll

Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.

  • No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
  • No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
  • No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.

Answered from this record

Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.

What should defenders know first?

CVE-2024-40905 is "ipv6: fix possible race in __fib6_drop_pcpu_from()", rated Medium. It affects Linux (Linux); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. CVSS 4.7 describes technical severity. EPSS 0.27% estimates the probability of exploitation in 30 days; neither replaces your asset context. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.

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