CVE-2026-53214

The CVE-2026-53214 entry concerns the Linux kernel IPv6 code. The vulnerability occurs when addrconf_get_prefix_route() can return the fib6_null_entry sentinel, which has a NULL fib6_table pointer. Before setting a route’s expiration time, the code must verify that it is not operating on the fib6...

CVE-2026-53214 ipv6: Fix a potential NPD in cleanup_prefix_route()

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: Fix a potential NPD in cleanupprefixroute addrconfgetprefixroute can return the fib6nullentry sentinel entry which has a NULL fib6table pointer. Therefore, before setting the route's expiration time, check that we are not...