DEBIAN-CVE-2026-23381
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: bridge: fix nd_tbl NULL dereference when IPv6 is disabled When booting with the 'ipv6.disable=1' parameter, the nd_tbl is never initialized because inet6_init() exits before ndisc_init() is called which initializes it. Then, if neigh_suppress is enabled and an ICMPv6 Neighbor Discovery packet reaches the bridge, br_do_suppress_nd() will dereference ipv6_stub->nd_tbl which is NULL, passing it to neigh_lookup(). This causes a kernel NULL pointer dereference. BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000268 Oops: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP NOPTI [...] RIP: 0010:neigh_lookup+0x16/0xe0 [...] Call Trace: <IRQ> ? neigh_lookup+0x16/0xe0 br_do_suppress_nd+0x160/0x290 [bridge] br_handle_frame_finish+0x500/0x620 [bridge] br_handle_frame+0x353/0x440 [bridge] __netif_receive_skb_core.constprop.0+0x298/0x1110 __netif_receive_skb_one_core+0x3d/0xa0 process_backlog+0xa0/0x140 __napi_poll+0x2c/0x170 net_rx_action+0x2c4/0x3a0 handle_softirqs+0xd0/0x270 do_softirq+0x3f/0x60 Fix this by replacing IS_ENABLED(IPV6) call with ipv6_mod_enabled() in the callers. This is in essence disabling NS/NA suppression when IPv6 is disabled.
Risk Scores
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:13 | linux | 6.12.41-1, 6.12.38-1, 0 |
| Debian:12 | linux | 6.1.140-1, 6.1.139-1, 6.1.137-1 |
| Debian:11 | linux | 5.17.1-1, 6.11.9-1, 6.11 |
| Debian:14 | linux | *, 6.19, 6.19 |
| Debian:11 | linux-6.1 | 6.1.106-3, 6.1.106-3, 6.1.106-3 |
Exploit Intelligence
- 4593.2.0.yml (github-poc)
- 4628.1.0.yml (github-poc)
- 2026-05-06_426_linux-signed-amd64.yaml (github-poc)
Timeline
- Mar 25, 2026 CVE Published
- May 2, 2026 CVE Updated