CVE-2026-97601

The Linux kernel contains a vulnerability in the ieee802154: 6lowpan component where a NULL pointer dereference can occur in the lowpan_newlink() function. This issue is triggered when an RTM_NEWLINK request allows a TUN device to change its link-layer type to ARPHRD_IEEE802154 via TUNSETLINK wit...

EUVD-2026-86732

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ieee802154: 6lowpan: fix NULL dereference in lowpannewlink TUNSETLINK allows a TUN device to change its link-layer type to ARPHRDIEEE802154 without initializing ieee802154ptr. lowpannewlink checks only the device type before...

CVE-2026-97601

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ieee802154: 6lowpan: fix NULL dereference in lowpannewlink TUNSETLINK allows a TUN device to change its link-layer type to ARPHRDIEEE802154 without initializing ieee802154ptr. lowpannewlink checks only the device type before...