CVE-2026-97601
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ieee802154: 6lowpan: fix NULL dereference in lowpan_newlink
TUNSETLINK allows a TUN device to change its link-layer type to ARPHRD_IEEE802154 without initializing ieee802154_ptr. lowpan_newlink() checks only the device type before dereferencing the pointer, so an RTM_NEWLINK request can trigger a NULL pointer dereference.
Reject devices without ieee802154_ptr along with devices of the wrong type.
CVSS
NVD no ha asignado puntuación CVSS a esta CVE (habitual desde el cambio de política de abril de 2026).
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.21%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 10
- Fecha de la puntuación: 4/10/2026
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).
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/16d8e0b560d50cd1a9e6d77a9a154a94c4d6021e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c7710af7ad9532b534f1c134c11b04dbe4e0e0f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5063b9354e6e285dae61e530b30458498444a914
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/543994fa03c36a91d967a12c5c99cae74899504c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8528da2333ce05cf627f93425f9d05efb08b3146
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/98ce5a42cde780ee0e40378607d4428c8fc12ec1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1760f21c32adce41af5ed5687200865d8feaaeb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf79662bc85e820ac3b846e2f347da29fbf6ac95
JSON original (NVD)
Mostrar
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"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nieee802154: 6lowpan: fix NULL dereference in lowpan_newlink\n\nTUNSETLINK allows a TUN device to change its link-layer type to\nARPHRD_IEEE802154 without initializing ieee802154_ptr. lowpan_newlink()\nchecks only the device type before dereferencing the pointer, so an\nRTM_NEWLINK request can trigger a NULL pointer dereference.\n\nReject devices without ieee802154_ptr along with devices of the wrong type."
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