CVE-2026-97602Hinoki check available

Local privilege escalation via fragment-queue race

Published Sep 25, 2026 · Updated Sep 25, 2026

Out-of-bounds memory access in Linux kernel 6.19 and affected stable releases allows local users to gain privileges through IPv6 fragments. During fqdir_pre_exit(), incomplete queues are flushed without first changing completion state, allowing in-flight fragments to reuse stale nhoffset metadata with a new skb in ip6_frag_reasm(). Exploitation requires local packet injection and unprivileged network namespaces, and successful heap corruption elevates privileges rather than exposing a remote service.

CVSS severityUnavailable
Unscored
EPSS probability0.15%
Next 30 days · Oct 18, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Out-of-bounds memory access in Linux kernel 6.19 and affected stable releases allows local users to gain privileges through IPv6 fragments. During fqdir_pre_exit(), incomplete queues are flushed without first changing completion state, allowing in-flight fragments to reuse stale nhoffset metadata with a new skb in ip6_frag_reasm(). Exploitation requires local packet injection and unprivileged network namespaces, and successful heap corruption elevates privileges rather than exposing a remote service.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-97602
Published
Sep 25, 2026
Updated
Sep 25, 2026
Vendor
The Linux Kernel Organization
Product
Linux
Classifications
T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 25, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 25, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=006a5035b495dec008805df249f92c22c89c3d2e <b824476c56a153934c67c9e0f873e1fd967743d6
  2. Affected versionversion=006a5035b495dec008805df249f92c22c89c3d2e <bf3d6c44c84c57e8a4bb7f40ad95b64f9b0198ba
  3. Affected versionversion=22ee4010866da81aeee08e1ea3fddbe418feb212
  4. Affected versionversion=543555954b1ee8d1903a7020324efb41b0c97428 <b9d77f1652e79e58eac48430d0431c329137efcc
  5. Affected versionversion=6.12.93 <6.12.111
  6. Affected versionversion=6.18.3 <6.18.53
  7. Affected versionversion=6.19
  8. Affected versionversion=6.6.143 <6.7
  9. Affected versionversion=c70df25214ac9b32b53e18e6ae3b8f073ffa6903 <7cb5f4643a7fcdbfbee1fad3cdfc678add62d378

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

The Linux Kernel Organization · Linuxversion=006a5035b495dec008805df249f92c22c89c3d2e <b824476c56a153934c67c9e0f873e1fd967743d6; version=006a5035b495dec008805df249f92c22c89c3d2e <bf3d6c44c84c57e8a4bb7f40ad95b64f9b0198ba; version=22ee4010866da81aeee08e1ea3fddbe418feb212; version=543555954b1ee8d1903a7020324efb41b0c97428 <b9d77f1652e79e58eac48430d0431c329137efcc; version=6.12.93 <6.12.111; version=6.18.3 <6.18.53; version=6.19; version=6.6.143 <6.7; version=c70df25214ac9b32b53e18e6ae3b8f073ffa6903 <7cb5f4643a7fcdbfbee1fad3cdfc678add62d378

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Attacks

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Sep 22, 2026Sep 28, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 28, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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