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

ipv4: stop exception dump when nexthop group shrinks

Commit 4ce5dc9316de ("inet: switch inet_dump_fib() to RCU
protection") allowed IPv4 FIB dumps to run concurrently with nexthop
replacement.

fib_dump_info_fnhe() uses fib_info_num_path() as the loop bound,
then fib_info_nhc() independently reloads nh->nh_grp. If
RTM_NEWNEXTHOP replaces a group with fewer paths between those loads,
fib_info_nhc() returns NULL and the dump dereferences it through
nhc_flags.

Stop the walk when the indexed path is absent. Nexthop groups are
dense, so the current snapshot has no later path.
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Fri, 23 Oct 2026 22:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Linux linux
Vendors & Products Linux linux

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 17:45:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-362
CWE-476

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

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv4: stop exception dump when nexthop group shrinks Commit 4ce5dc9316de ("inet: switch inet_dump_fib() to RCU protection") allowed IPv4 FIB dumps to run concurrently with nexthop replacement. fib_dump_info_fnhe() uses fib_info_num_path() as the loop bound, then fib_info_nhc() independently reloads nh->nh_grp. If RTM_NEWNEXTHOP replaces a group with fewer paths between those loads, fib_info_nhc() returns NULL and the dump dereferences it through nhc_flags. Stop the walk when the indexed path is absent. Nexthop groups are dense, so the current snapshot has no later path.
Title ipv4: stop exception dump when nexthop group shrinks
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: 2026-10-23T12:23:16.935Z

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

Link: CVE-2026-99073

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-23T13:17:31.260

Modified: 2026-10-23T13:17:31.260

Link: CVE-2026-99073

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Updated: 2026-10-23T22:00:23Z

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