CVE-2026-98102 Affecting linux-6.12 package, versions <6.12.111-1~deb12u1
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- published5 Oct 2026
- disclosed25 Sept 2026
Introduced: 25 Sep 2026
NewCVE-2026-98102 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:12 linux-6.12 to version 6.12.111-1~deb12u1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream linux-6.12 package and not the linux-6.12 package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:12 relevant fixed versions and status.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ipv6: mcast: fix RCU list diversion in ip6_mc_del1_src()
When removing a source filter whose count reaches zero, ip6_mc_del1_src() unlinks psf from pmc->mca_sources. If the filter was previously active, the code moved psf directly into pmc->mca_tomb by updating psf->sf_next.
Because pmc->mca_sources is traversed locklessly under RCU (e.g. by ipv6_chk_mcast_addr()), mutating psf->sf_next before a grace period elapses diverts concurrent readers to the tombstone list. Consequently, readers miss remaining active sources in pmc->mca_sources and improperly examine deleted tombstone entries.
Fix this by allocating a new tombstone node for pmc->mca_tomb (as done in sf_setstate()) and retiring the original psf via kfree_rcu().
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-98102
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4352737297b262e8367675c19a7dc6a9f53c97af
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5149c60c406595b56fda0c6e9aae7fd287f636aa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d4fe5c13f5056faa6deb09a90e24a89f9ebfad4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/93b49239840b91313adbd77b8b52993eff2d08c1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c3343cd7ec8706c221e52b782f386b9af14a928a