CVE-2026-63922

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's IPv6 extension header processing. When processing the Home Address Option HAO, the cached network header pointer may become invalid if the packet's memory is reallocated. This can lead to incorrect parsing of subsequent IPv6 Type-Length-Value TLV options,...

CVE-2026-63922

Summary: CVE-2026-63922 affects the Linux kernel IPv6 ext hdr processing. The root cause is that ip6_dest_hao() can call pskb_expand_head() on a cloned skb, which may move the skb head and invalidate a cached network header pointer used while walking IPv6 TLVs. The fix refreshes the cached networ...

CVE-2026-63922 ipv6: exthdrs: refresh nh after handling HAO option

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: exthdrs: refresh nh after handling HAO option ip6parsetlv caches skbnetworkheaderskb in nh while walking IPv6 TLVs. ipv6desthao may call pskbexpandhead for a cloned skb, which can move the skb head and invalidate the cached...