The vulnerability of the lowpan_xmit() function in the net/ieee802154/6lowpan/tx.c module of the Linux kernel allows a hacker to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of the protected information.

The vulnerability of the lowpanxmit function in the net/ieee802154/6lowpan/tx.c module of the Linux kernel lies in the access to an uninitialized pointer. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of the protected...

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

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ieee802154: 6lowpan: only accept IPv6 packets in lowpanxmit The aoe driver or similar generates a non-IPv6 packet e.g., ETHPAOE and queues it for transmission via devqueuexmit on a 6LoWPAN interface configured by the user or test...

CVE-2026-63870: Undefined Security Weakness

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ieee802154: 6lowpan: only accept IPv6 packets in lowpanxmit The aoe driver or similar generates a non-IPv6 packet e.g., ETHPAOE and queues it for transmission via devqueuexmit on a 6LoWPAN interface configured by the user or test...