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critical 9.1

CVE-2026-46266 in the critical feed json

inet: RAW sockets using IPPROTO_RAW MUST drop incoming ICMP

published 2026-06-03 5 mo ago modified 2026-10-19 20 d ago also EUVD-2026-34128

cvss
9.1
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.5%
EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 40%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

inet: RAW sockets using IPPROTO_RAW MUST drop incoming ICMP

Yizhou Zhao reported that simply having one RAW socket on protocol IPPROTO_RAW (255) was dangerous.

socket(AF_INET, SOCK_RAW, 255);

A malicious incoming ICMP packet can set the protocol field to 255 and match this socket, leading to FNHE cache changes.

inner = IP(src="192.168.2.1", dst="8.8.8.8", proto=255)/Raw("TEST") pkt = IP(src="192.168.1.1", dst="192.168.2.1")/ICMP(type=3, code=4, nexthopmtu=576)/inner

"man 7 raw" states:

A protocol of IPPROTO_RAW implies enabled IP_HDRINCL and is able to send any IP protocol that is specified in the passed header. Receiving of all IP protocols via IPPROTO_RAW is not possible using raw sockets.

Make sure we drop these malicious packets.

Patch / fix

  • Linux Linux 6.1.187, 6.6.128, 6.12.75, 6.18.14, 6.19.4, 7.0
  • linux Debian 12 6.1.187-1
  • linux Debian 13 6.12.85-1
  • linux Debian 14 6.18.14-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2026-46266

  • linux Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-187.197
  • linux Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-134.134
  • linux Ubuntu 25.10 6.17.0-40.40
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1113.120
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-1060.63
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 25.10 6.17.0-1019.19
  • linux-gcp Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1114.124
  • linux-gcp Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-1063.69

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2026-46266

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  • kernel RHEL 8 4.18.0-553.164.1.el8_10
  • perf RHEL 8 4.18.0-553.164.1.el8_10
  • bpftool RHEL 8 4.18.0-553.164.1.el8_10
  • kernel-core RHEL 8 4.18.0-553.164.1.el8_10
  • kernel-tools RHEL 8 4.18.0-553.164.1.el8_10
  • python3-perf RHEL 8 4.18.0-553.164.1.el8_10
  • kernel-modules RHEL 8 4.18.0-553.164.1.el8_10
  • kernel-zfcpdump RHEL 8 4.18.0-553.164.1.el8_10

red hat advisories RHSA-2026:68531RHSA-2026:68532RHSA-2026:66180RHSA-2026:64775

  • kernel-default SLES for SAP 15 SP6, SLES 15 SP6-LTSS, SLE Live Patching 15 SP6 +1 more 6.4.0-150600.23.125.1
  • kernel-syms SLES 16.0, Linux Micro Extras 6.2, SLES for SAP applications 16.0 6.12.0-160000.36.1
  • kernel-obs-build Linux Micro Extras 6.2 6.12.0-160000.36.1
  • kernel-rt Linux Micro 6.2 6.12.0-160000.36.1
  • kernel-64kb SLES 16.0, Linux Micro 6.2, SLES for SAP applications 16.0 6.12.0-160000.36.1
  • kernel-source SLES 16.0, Linux Micro 6.2, SLES for SAP applications 16.0 6.12.0-160000.36.1
  • kernel-default SLES 16.0, SLE High Availability Extension 16.0, Linux Micro 6.2 +1 more 6.12.0-160000.36.1
  • kernel-default-base SLES 16.0, Linux Micro 6.2, SLES for SAP applications 16.0 6.12.0-160000.36.1.160000.2.17

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2026:3156-1SUSE-SU-2026:22742-1SUSE-SU-2026:22769-1SUSE-SU-2026:22835-1SUSE-SU-2026:22812-1SUSE-SU-2026:3089-1

  • kernel-rt openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.36.1
  • dtb-aarch64 openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.36.1
  • kernel-64kb openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.36.1
  • kernel-syms openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.36.1
  • kernel-azure openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.36.1
  • kernel-obs-qa openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.36.1
  • kernel-source openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.36.1
  • kernel-default openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.36.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2026:21388-1

  • kernel AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-553.164.1.el8_10
  • perf AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-553.164.1.el8_10
  • bpftool AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-553.164.1.el8_10
  • kernel-core AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-553.164.1.el8_10
  • kernel-tools AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-553.164.1.el8_10
  • python3-perf AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-553.164.1.el8_10
  • kernel-modules AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-553.164.1.el8_10
  • kernel-zfcpdump AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-553.164.1.el8_10

almalinux advisories ALSA-2026:68531ALSA-2026:68532ALSA-2026:66180

  • kernel-rt Rocky Linux 8 4.18.0-553.164.1.rt7.505.el8_10
  • kernel Rocky Linux 8 4.18.0-553.164.1.el8_10
  • kernel Rocky Linux 9 5.14.0-687.46.1.el9_8
  • kernel Rocky Linux 10 6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2

rocky linux advisories RLSA-2026:68532RLSA-2026:68531RLSA-2026:66180RLSA-2026:64775

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2026-46266 updated cvss 6.5

kernel: inet: RAW sockets using IPPROTO_RAW MUST drop incoming ICMP

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +1 more
    affected: workaround, no fix planned “Out of support scope”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, python-perf, kernel-kdump, +8 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 kernel-rt, kernel-rt-kvm, kernel-rt-core, kernel-rt-modules, kernel-rt-debug-kvm, kernel-rt-debug-core, +12 more
    affected: workaround, no fix available
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) rv 5.14.0-687.46.1.el9_8, perf 5.14.0-687.46.1.el9_8, rtla 5.14.0-687.46.1.el9_8, python3-perf 5.14.0-687.46.1.el9_8, kernel-devel-matched 5.14.0-687.46.1.el9_8, kernel-64k-devel-matched 5.14.0-687.46.1.el9_8, +7 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:66180
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) rv 6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2, perf 6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2, rtla 6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2, python3-perf 6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2, kernel-devel-matched 6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2, kernel-64k-devel-matched 6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2, +7 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:64775
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) perf 4.18.0-553.164.1.el8_10, kernel 4.18.0-553.164.1.el8_10, bpftool 4.18.0-553.164.1.el8_10, kernel-core 4.18.0-553.164.1.el8_10, kernel-tools 4.18.0-553.164.1.el8_10, python3-perf 4.18.0-553.164.1.el8_10, +15 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:68531
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) kernel 5.14.0-687.46.1.el9_8, kernel-64k 5.14.0-687.46.1.el9_8, kernel-core 5.14.0-687.46.1.el9_8, kernel-tools 5.14.0-687.46.1.el9_8, kernel-modules 5.14.0-687.46.1.el9_8, kernel-64k-core 5.14.0-687.46.1.el9_8, +27 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:66180
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10) kernel 6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2, kernel-64k 6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2, kernel-core 6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2, kernel-tools 6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2, kernel-modules 6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2, kernel-64k-core 6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2, +28 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:64775
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) libperf 5.14.0-687.46.1.el9_8, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 5.14.0-687.46.1.el9_8, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 5.14.0-687.46.1.el9_8, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 5.14.0-687.46.1.el9_8, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 5.14.0-687.46.1.el9_8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:66180
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10) libperf 6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:64775
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 4.18.0-553.164.1.el8_10, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 4.18.0-553.164.1.el8_10, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 4.18.0-553.164.1.el8_10
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:68531
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux NFV (v. 8) kernel-rt 4.18.0-553.164.1.rt7.505.el8_10, kernel-rt-kvm 4.18.0-553.164.1.rt7.505.el8_10, kernel-rt-core 4.18.0-553.164.1.rt7.505.el8_10, kernel-rt-modules 4.18.0-553.164.1.rt7.505.el8_10, kernel-rt-debug-kvm 4.18.0-553.164.1.rt7.505.el8_10, kernel-rt-debug-core 4.18.0-553.164.1.rt7.505.el8_10, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:68532
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 9) kernel-rt 5.14.0-687.46.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-64k 5.14.0-687.46.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-687.46.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-687.46.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-64k-core 5.14.0-687.46.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-687.46.1.el9_8, +14 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:66180
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 10) kernel-rt 6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-64k 6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-core 6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-modules 6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-64k-core 6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-debug-core 6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2, +14 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:64775
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 9) kernel-rt 5.14.0-687.46.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-687.46.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-687.46.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-687.46.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-modules-core 5.14.0-687.46.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-debug-modules 5.14.0-687.46.1.el9_8, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:66180
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 10) kernel-rt 6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-core 6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-modules 6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-debug-core 6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-modules-core 6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-debug-modules 6.12.0-211.52.1.el10_2, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:64775
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux RT (v. 8) kernel-rt 4.18.0-553.164.1.rt7.505.el8_10, kernel-rt-core 4.18.0-553.164.1.rt7.505.el8_10, kernel-rt-modules 4.18.0-553.164.1.rt7.505.el8_10, kernel-rt-debug-core 4.18.0-553.164.1.rt7.505.el8_10, kernel-rt-debug-modules 4.18.0-553.164.1.rt7.505.el8_10, kernel-rt-modules-extra 4.18.0-553.164.1.rt7.505.el8_10, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:68532

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
23 d ago

Exploit prediction

0.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 40% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 9.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • Linux Linux

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
Technology feeds

References

Sources

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