Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: ip6_vti: require CAP_NET_ADMIN in the device netns for changelink
vti6_changelink() operates on at most two netns, dev_net(dev) and the
tunnel link netns t->net. They differ once the device is created in or
moved to a netns other than the one the request runs in. The rtnl
changelink path checks CAP_NET_ADMIN only against dev_net(dev), so a
caller privileged there but not in t->net can rewrite a tunnel that
lives in t->net.
Gate vti6_changelink() on rtnl_dev_link_net_capable() at its top,
before any attribute is parsed.
net: ip6_vti: require CAP_NET_ADMIN in the device netns for changelink
vti6_changelink() operates on at most two netns, dev_net(dev) and the
tunnel link netns t->net. They differ once the device is created in or
moved to a netns other than the one the request runs in. The rtnl
changelink path checks CAP_NET_ADMIN only against dev_net(dev), so a
caller privileged there but not in t->net can rewrite a tunnel that
lives in t->net.
Gate vti6_changelink() on rtnl_dev_link_net_capable() at its top,
before any attribute is parsed.
Published:
2026-08-15
Score:
n/a
EPSS:
< 1% Very Low
KEV:
No
Impact:
n/a
Action:
n/a
Analysis
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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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| Linux | Linux | affected |
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| Linux | Linux Kernel | 99% |
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| Linux | Linux Kernel | 99% |
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Remediation
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References
History
Sat, 15 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-269 CWE-284 |
Sat, 15 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ip6_vti: require CAP_NET_ADMIN in the device netns for changelink vti6_changelink() operates on at most two netns, dev_net(dev) and the tunnel link netns t->net. They differ once the device is created in or moved to a netns other than the one the request runs in. The rtnl changelink path checks CAP_NET_ADMIN only against dev_net(dev), so a caller privileged there but not in t->net can rewrite a tunnel that lives in t->net. Gate vti6_changelink() on rtnl_dev_link_net_capable() at its top, before any attribute is parsed. | |
| Title | net: ip6_vti: require CAP_NET_ADMIN in the device netns for changelink | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-15T05:52:11.413Z
Reserved: 2026-08-09T03:40:39.903Z
Link: CVE-2026-72055
Vulnrichment
No data.
NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-08-15T06:21:14.890
Modified: 2026-08-15T06:21:14.890
Link: CVE-2026-72055
Redhat
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-08-15T12:00:05Z