Medium5.5Red Hat Linux Updated

Medium [CVE-2026-80612] Drop skb metadata before LWT encapsulation

This medium-severity Red Hat Linux advisory covers CVE-2026-80612.

CVE-2026-80612 Published Aug 28, 2026Updated by vendor Aug 28, 2026

CVE-2026-80612

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Summary

Drop skb metadata before LWT encapsulation. Red Hat rates this moderate (CVSS 5.5).

Weakness: CWE-787.

Affected versions

< 6.18.21

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Fixed versions

No fixed release is recorded yet. That does not prove no patch exists — confirm against the vendor advisory.

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Mitigation

The source record does not include mitigation steps. That is not a statement that no fix exists — read the vendor advisory below for the authoritative guidance.

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