CVE-2026-63870
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ieee802154: 6lowpan: only accept IPv6 packets in lowpan_xmit()
The aoe driver (or similar) generates a non-IPv6 packet (e.g., ETH_P_AOE) and queues it for transmission via dev_queue_xmit() on a 6LoWPAN interface (configured by the user or test case).
Since the packet is not IPv6, the 6LoWPAN header_ops->create function (lowpan_header_create or header_create) returns early without initializing the lowpan_addr_info structure in the skb headroom.
In the transmit function (lowpan_xmit), the driver calls lowpan_header (or setup_header) which unconditionally copies and uses the lowpan_addr_info from the headroom, which contains uninitialized data.
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Fix this by dropping non IPv6 packets.
A similar fix is needed in net/bluetooth/6lowpan.c bt_xmit().
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Puntuación base: 7.8
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.13%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 2
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
🎯 Técnicas ATT&CK
Cómo se explota esta vulnerabilidad y qué consigue el atacante, en el lenguaje de MITRE ATT&CK.
- Explotación
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalationprivilege escalation75 % - Impacto principal
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreterexecution60 % - Impacto secundario
T1499.004Application or System Exploitationimpact55 %
Vulnerabilidad local (AV:L, PR:L) que permite ejecución de código no autorizado mediante manipulación de estructuras de datos no inicializadas en el kernel Linux, sin requerer interacción del usuario.
Inferido por nuestro agente de análisis a partir de la descripción oficial, el vector CVSS y la CWE, y comprobado por un supervisor. Puede contener errores.
🛡️ Mitigaciones ATT&CK que cubren estas técnicas
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
⚠ Inferidas por IA a partir de la descripción — NVD aún no ha analizado esta CVE; no son CPE verificados.
Referencias
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a827b95e62b4cbe851ae7cc9c961cdfa769cca4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/285b0842f2e01c3edf805f1fd64da11d9b7f6b4c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3150e6d3223dfc356308125cabf9c34169842d2a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a5f3f7aff18bcc36a57839cf50cf0cc8de707f3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/87172cc8dc49aaf54407a31edffb0232f8cb93ab
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8da95cb6ad7d656c871e776a9c7b77e894d6d89c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af07fffbd53ddc3ec3c2a4ca914f27899fa89bca
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c1819c8defa235c7beda859bc185b1c429a55ecd
JSON original (NVD)
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"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nieee802154: 6lowpan: only accept IPv6 packets in lowpan_xmit()\n\nThe aoe driver (or similar) generates a non-IPv6 packet\n(e.g., ETH_P_AOE) and queues it for transmission via dev_queue_xmit()\non a 6LoWPAN interface (configured by the user or test case).\n\nSince the packet is not IPv6, the 6LoWPAN header_ops->create function\n(lowpan_header_create or header_create) returns early without initializing\nthe lowpan_addr_info structure in the skb headroom.\n\nIn the transmit function (lowpan_xmit), the driver calls lowpan_header\n(or setup_header) which unconditionally copies and uses the lowpan_addr_info\nfrom the headroom, which contains uninitialized data.\n\nFix this by dropping non IPv6 packets.\n\nA similar fix is needed in net/bluetooth/6lowpan.c bt_xmit()."
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