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net: remove WARN_ON_ONCE when accessing forward path array

Type: advisorySources: OSV

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: remove WARN_ON_ONCE when accessing forward path array Although unlikely, recent support for IPIP tunnels increases chances of reaching this WARN_ON_ONCE if userspace manages to build a sufficiently long forward path. Remove it.

Products
Kernel
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
5.15.202, 6.1.165, 6.12.75, 6.18.14, 6.19.4, 6.6.128
CVEs
CVE-2026-45847
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
5 Nov 2026, 01:00 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

net: remove WARN_ON_ONCE when accessing forward path array

core-osv · Original source

Published 27 May 2026, 12:15 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: remove WARN_ON_ONCE when accessing forward path array Although unlikely, recent support for IPIP tunnels increases chances of reaching this WARN_ON_ONCE if userspace manages to build a sufficiently long forward path. Remove it.

osv:CVE-2026-45847

Kernel

Fixed versions: 5.15.202, 6.1.165, 6.6.128, 6.12.75, 6.18.14, 6.19.4

Complete source record
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