CVE-2026-45846
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bareudp: fix NULL pointer dereference in bareudp_fill_metadata_dst() bareudp_fill_metadata_dst() passes bareudp->sock to udp_tunnel6_dst_lookup() in the IPv6 path without a NULL check. The socket is only created in bareudp_open() and NULLed in bareudp_stop(), so calling this function while the device is down triggers a NULL dereference via sock->sk. BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000018 RIP: 0010:udp_tunnel6_dst_lookup (net/ipv6/ip6_udp_tunnel.c:160) Call Trace: <TASK> bareudp_fill_metadata_dst (drivers/net/bareudp.c:532) do_execute_actions (net/openvswitch/actions.c:901) ovs_execute_actions (net/openvswitch/actions.c:1589) ovs_packet_cmd_execute (net/openvswitch/datapath.c:700) genl_family_rcv_msg_doit (net/netlink/genetlink.c:1114) genl_rcv_msg (net/netlink/genetlink.c:1209) netlink_rcv_skb (net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2550) </TASK> Add a NULL check returning -ESHUTDOWN, consistent with the xmit paths in the same driver.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | affected | |
| debian | bullseye | affected | |
| debian | forky | affected | |
| debian | trixie | affected | |
| debian | sid | fixed | 7.0.10-1 |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0f4e4e8e0f5e24ddd83e3d1221732621cf34636
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35a115a204be08f97450b0389413e218268ef4a2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/74a02921c48fcd35a7881956c9e5c52b86595f5d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/638905520fc4fae6a80991563f264131545ba3df
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa6c6d9ee064aabfede4402fd1283424e649ca19
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-45846.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-45846
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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