GHSA-87pp-x9f9-85hxHighCVSS 8.8

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xfrm: xfrm_interface:...

Published
August 15, 2026
Last Modified
August 17, 2026

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📋 Description

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

xfrm: xfrm_interface: require CAP_NET_ADMIN in the device netns for changelink

xfrmi_changelink() operates on at most two netns, dev_net(dev) and the interface link netns xi->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 xi->net can rewrite an interface that lives in xi->net.

Gate xfrmi_changelink() on rtnl_dev_link_net_capable() at its top, before any attribute is parsed.

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