CVE-2026-63993
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
vxlan: do not reuse cached ip_hdr() value after skb_tunnel_check_pmtu()
skb_tunnel_check_pmtu() can change skb->head.
Reusing old_iph afer skb_tunnel_check_pmtu() can cause an UAF.
Use instead ip_hdr(skb) as done in drivers/net/bareudp.c and drivers/net/geneve.c.
Found by Sashiko.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Puntuación base: 9.8
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.51%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 42
- 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
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Applicationinitial access75 %
Vulnerabilidad de red crítica (AV:N, PR:N, C:H/I:H/A:H) en VXLAN del kernel Linux. UAF permite denegación de servicio y posible escalada; no requiere autenticación ni interacción.
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)
CWE
- CWE-416
Referencias
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5303925e360527243b46a440a04667826bbc72b7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/609e63312c29aad18026a1d3222e123d4b6b0feb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b8bfce9d2f774d2c2243e0248e03efb99bba6c0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d9ef0cb271555d8cf39fefe6c981e1493b25ecf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d435d68d71fb875876b722f4136caf74f2f48bd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9257f56ac47ef1976bcd056cf986a9988eeec67a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a493efd4336cf19122ae0e4cbb3d31b32d70deea
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc3bfa050f873371e745bdf478b1f5b738e5733d
JSON original (NVD)
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