In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
xfrm6: fix uninitialized saddr in xfrm6_get_saddr()
xfrm6_get_saddr() does not check the return value of
ipv6_dev_get_saddr(). When ipv6_dev_get_saddr() fails to find a suitable
source address (returns -EADDRNOTAVAIL), saddr->in6 is left
uninitialized, but xfrm6_get_saddr() still returns 0 (success).
This causes the caller xfrm_tmpl_resolve_one() to use the uninitialized
address in xfrm_state_find(), triggering KMSAN warning:
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BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in xfrm_state_find+0x2424/0xa940
xfrm_state_find+0x2424/0xa940
xfrm_resolve_and_create_bundle+0x906/0x5a20
xfrm_lookup_with_ifid+0xcc0/0x3770
xfrm_lookup_route+0x63/0x2b0
ip_route_output_flow+0x1ce/0x270
udp_sendmsg+0x2ce1/0x3400
inet_sendmsg+0x1ef/0x2a0
__sock_sendmsg+0x278/0x3d0
__sys_sendto+0x593/0x720
__x64_sys_sendto+0x130/0x200
x64_sys_call+0x332b/0x3e70
do_syscall_64+0xd3/0xf80
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
Local variable tmp.i.i created at:
xfrm_resolve_and_create_bundle+0x3e3/0x5a20
xfrm_lookup_with_ifid+0xcc0/0x3770
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Fix by checking the return value of ipv6_dev_get_saddr() and propagating
the error.
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History
Wed, 06 May 2026 12:15:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xfrm6: fix uninitialized saddr in xfrm6_get_saddr() xfrm6_get_saddr() does not check the return value of ipv6_dev_get_saddr(). When ipv6_dev_get_saddr() fails to find a suitable source address (returns -EADDRNOTAVAIL), saddr->in6 is left uninitialized, but xfrm6_get_saddr() still returns 0 (success). This causes the caller xfrm_tmpl_resolve_one() to use the uninitialized address in xfrm_state_find(), triggering KMSAN warning: ===================================================== BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in xfrm_state_find+0x2424/0xa940 xfrm_state_find+0x2424/0xa940 xfrm_resolve_and_create_bundle+0x906/0x5a20 xfrm_lookup_with_ifid+0xcc0/0x3770 xfrm_lookup_route+0x63/0x2b0 ip_route_output_flow+0x1ce/0x270 udp_sendmsg+0x2ce1/0x3400 inet_sendmsg+0x1ef/0x2a0 __sock_sendmsg+0x278/0x3d0 __sys_sendto+0x593/0x720 __x64_sys_sendto+0x130/0x200 x64_sys_call+0x332b/0x3e70 do_syscall_64+0xd3/0xf80 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f Local variable tmp.i.i created at: xfrm_resolve_and_create_bundle+0x3e3/0x5a20 xfrm_lookup_with_ifid+0xcc0/0x3770 ===================================================== Fix by checking the return value of ipv6_dev_get_saddr() and propagating the error. | |
| Title | xfrm6: fix uninitialized saddr in xfrm6_get_saddr() | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-05-06T11:27:24.898Z
Reserved: 2026-05-01T14:12:55.988Z
Link: CVE-2026-43139
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NVD
Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2026-05-06T12:16:31.227
Modified: 2026-05-06T13:07:51.607
Link: CVE-2026-43139
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