In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ipv6: Fix ECMP sibling count mismatch when clearing RTF_ADDRCONF
syzbot reported a kernel BUG in fib6_add_rt2node() when adding an IPv6
route. [0]
Commit f72514b3c569 ("ipv6: clear RA flags when adding a static
route") introduced logic to clear RTF_ADDRCONF from existing routes
when a static route with the same nexthop is added. However, this
causes a problem when the existing route has a gateway.
When RTF_ADDRCONF is cleared from a route that has a gateway, that
route becomes eligible for ECMP, i.e. rt6_qualify_for_ecmp() returns
true. The issue is that this route was never added to the
fib6_siblings list.
This leads to a mismatch between the following counts:
- The sibling count computed by iterating fib6_next chain, which
includes the newly ECMP-eligible route
- The actual siblings in fib6_siblings list, which does not include
that route
When a subsequent ECMP route is added, fib6_add_rt2node() hits
BUG_ON(sibling->fib6_nsiblings != rt->fib6_nsiblings) because the
counts don't match.
Fix this by only clearing RTF_ADDRCONF when the existing route does
not have a gateway. Routes without a gateway cannot qualify for ECMP
anyway (rt6_qualify_for_ecmp() requires fib_nh_gw_family), so clearing
RTF_ADDRCONF on them is safe and matches the original intent of the
commit.
[0]:
kernel BUG at net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c:1217!
Oops: invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] SMP KASAN PTI
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 6010 Comm: syz.0.17 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full)
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 10/25/2025
RIP: 0010:fib6_add_rt2node+0x3433/0x3470 net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c:1217
[...]
Call Trace:
<TASK>
fib6_add+0x8da/0x18a0 net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c:1532
__ip6_ins_rt net/ipv6/route.c:1351 [inline]
ip6_route_add+0xde/0x1b0 net/ipv6/route.c:3946
ipv6_route_ioctl+0x35c/0x480 net/ipv6/route.c:4571
inet6_ioctl+0x219/0x280 net/ipv6/af_inet6.c:577
sock_do_ioctl+0xdc/0x300 net/socket.c:1245
sock_ioctl+0x576/0x790 net/socket.c:1366
vfs_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:51 [inline]
__do_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:597 [inline]
__se_sys_ioctl+0xfc/0x170 fs/ioctl.c:583
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0xfa/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
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History
19 Mar 2026, 16:41
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| First Time |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 5.5 |
| CWE | CWE-476 | |
| CPE | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc8:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/50b7c7a255858a85c4636a1e990ca04591153dca - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b8ad2d53f706aeea833d23d45c0758398fede580 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bbf4a17ad9ffc4e3d7ec13d73ecd59dea149ed25 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d8143c54ceeba232dc8a13aa0afa14a44b371d93 - Patch |
18 Feb 2026, 17:52
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Summary |
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14 Feb 2026, 17:15
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-02-14 17:15
Updated : 2026-03-19 16:41
NVD link : CVE-2026-23200
Mitre link : CVE-2026-23200
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-23200
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-476
NULL Pointer Dereference
