net: ip6_vti: require CAP_NET_ADMIN in the device netns for changelink
vti6_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 vti6_changelink() on rtnl_dev_link_net_capable() at its top,
before any attribute is parsed.
| Source | ID | Title |
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Ubuntu USN |
USN-8876-1 | Linux kernel (Azure CVM) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8875-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8877-1 | Linux kernel (GCP) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8878-1 | Linux kernel (GCP) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8879-1 | Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8887-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8888-1 | Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8889-1 | Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8887-2 | Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8888-2 | Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8875-2 | Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8887-3 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8917-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8918-1 | Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities |
Solution
No solution given by the vendor.
Workaround
No workaround given by the vendor.
Fri, 16 Oct 2026 17:30:00 +0000
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ssvc
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Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:15:00 +0000
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| Weaknesses | CWE-270 | |
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Mon, 17 Aug 2026 08:45:00 +0000
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| Weaknesses | CWE-269 CWE-284 |
Mon, 17 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000
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| Metrics |
cvssV3_1
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Sat, 15 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000
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| Weaknesses | CWE-269 CWE-284 |
Sat, 15 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ip6_vti: require CAP_NET_ADMIN in the device netns for changelink vti6_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 vti6_changelink() on rtnl_dev_link_net_capable() at its top, before any attribute is parsed. | |
| Title | net: ip6_vti: require CAP_NET_ADMIN in the device netns for changelink | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-16T15:53:18.538Z
Reserved: 2026-08-09T03:40:39.903Z
Link: CVE-2026-72055
Updated: 2026-10-16T15:51:03.911Z
Status : Received
Published: 2026-08-15T06:21:14.890
Modified: 2026-10-16T16:20:57.713
Link: CVE-2026-72055
OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-08-18T04:00:10Z
Ubuntu USN