In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ipv6: do not warn on route notification size race

fib6_info_hw_flags_set() sizes the skb with rt6_nlmsg_size() and later
fills it with rt6_fill_node(). With nexthop compatibility mode enabled,
a concurrent replacement can grow the group between these independent
snapshots. rt6_fill_node() can then legitimately return -EMSGSIZE, so
the warning does not prove a sizing bug.

Remove the warning. The existing error path still frees the skb and
reports the error to listeners.
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Fri, 23 Oct 2026 17:00:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-362

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 12:45:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: do not warn on route notification size race fib6_info_hw_flags_set() sizes the skb with rt6_nlmsg_size() and later fills it with rt6_fill_node(). With nexthop compatibility mode enabled, a concurrent replacement can grow the group between these independent snapshots. rt6_fill_node() can then legitimately return -EMSGSIZE, so the warning does not prove a sizing bug. Remove the warning. The existing error path still frees the skb and reports the error to listeners.
Title ipv6: do not warn on route notification size race
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-23T12:23:13.342Z

Reserved: 2026-09-25T10:25:14.389Z

Link: CVE-2026-99070

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-23T13:17:30.907

Modified: 2026-10-23T13:17:30.907

Link: CVE-2026-99070

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Updated: 2026-10-23T16:45:17Z

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