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CVE-2026-63870 ieee802154: 6lowpan: only accept IPv6 packets in lowpan_xmit()

🗓️ 19 Jul 2026 14:18:39Reported by LinuxType 
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CVE-2026-63870 resolved: 6LoWPAN drops non IPv6 packets in lowpan_xmit to avoid uninitialized headroom data.

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Family
CVE
CVE-2026-63870
19 Jul 202614:18
cve
EUVD
EUVD-2026-45555
19 Jul 202614:18
euvd
NVD
CVE-2026-63870
19 Jul 202615:16
nvd
OSV
CVE-2026-63870 ieee802154: 6lowpan: only accept IPv6 packets in lowpan_xmit()
19 Jul 202614:18
osv
OSV
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-63870
19 Jul 202615:48
osv
Positive Technologies
PT-2026-61187
19 Jul 202600:00
ptsecurity
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