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VulnerabilityCVE-2026-99042

Linux kernel: io_uring/net: populate CONNECT filter fields for 24-byte sockaddr_in6

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: io_uring/net: populate CONNECT filter fields for 24-byte sockaddr_in6 io_connect_bpf_populate() fills connect.port and connect.v6_addr for AF_INET6 only when addr_len >= sizeof(struct sockaddr_in6), i.e. 28 bytes.

At a glance

Exploited
Not known
Severity
8.4 High (CVSS 3.1)
Chance of exploitation
0.2% in the next 30 days
Sources
1 source

What to do

Check the vendor advisory for affected versions and fixes.

Read NVD CVE-2026-99042 (opens a new tab)

What happened

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

io_uring/net: populate CONNECT filter fields for 24-byte sockaddr_in6

io_connect_bpf_populate() fills connect.port and connect.v6_addr for AF_INET6 only when addr_len >= sizeof(struct sockaddr_in6), i.e. 28 bytes.

The IPv6 connect paths accept SIN6_LEN_RFC2133 (24 bytes), which already holds sin6_port and sin6_addr. io_connect() passes addr_len to the socket layer unchanged.

Continue reading

At addr_len 24 the filter sees family AF_INET6 with port and address zero, while the kernel connects to the real destination. A filter that denies an IPv6 port or address is bypassed. Denying connect.port == P rejects [::1]:P with -EACCES at addr_len 28 but connects at addr_len 24.

Use SIN6_LEN_RFC2133 as the threshold. sin6_scope_id stays zero when absent.

The threshold mismatch was found by an AI coding assistant (Claude Code) comparing this hook against the net/ipv6 length checks on my instructions; it also drafted the reproducer and this patch. I verified the bypass and the fix in a VM on 7.3-rc6 and that 7.2 has the same code.

Scores and how they were measured

CVSS base severity

8.4

Version 3.1As of

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

Measurement source (opens a new tab)

How bad it is if exploited. Not a prediction of exploitation or proof you are exposed.

EPSS probability

0.2%

Scored Percentile 5.2%

Model and measurement source (opens a new tab)

A model's estimate of exploitation in the next 30 days, not certainty or your own risk.

Related technology

Sources

  1. Primary source

    NVD CVE-2026-99042 (opens a new tab)

    NVD record: description, CVSS (the CNA score is preferred), affected products, and publication date. Not evidence of exploitation.

    Published Checked

  2. Primary source

    NVD CVE API 2.0 (opens a new tab)

    The NVD API page that supplied this CVE record.

    Published Date not suppliedChecked

  3. Primary source

    FIRST measured EPSS score (opens a new tab)

    Measured EPSS probability and percentile for CVE-2026-99042, scored 2026-10-26. This is a model estimate, not proof of exposure.

    Published Checked

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APA

KEVWire. (2026, October 24). Linux kernel: io_uring/net: populate CONNECT filter fields for 24-byte sockaddr_in6 (CVE-2026-99042). https://kevwire.com/record/CVE-2026-99042

MLA

"Linux kernel: io_uring/net: populate CONNECT filter fields for 24-byte sockaddr_in6 (CVE-2026-99042)." KEVWire, 24 Oct. 2026, kevwire.com/record/CVE-2026-99042.

Chicago

KEVWire. "Linux kernel: io_uring/net: populate CONNECT filter fields for 24-byte sockaddr_in6 (CVE-2026-99042)." Last modified October 24, 2026. https://kevwire.com/record/CVE-2026-99042.

Evidence summary (plain text)

Linux kernel: io_uring/net: populate CONNECT filter fields for 24-byte sockaddr_in6 (Oct 23, 2026).
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

io_uring/net: populate CONNECT filter fields for 24-byte sockaddr_in6

io_connect_bpf_populate() fills connect.port and connect.v6_addr for
AF_INET6 only when addr_len >= sizeof(struct sockaddr_in6), i.e. 28
bytes.

The IPv6 connect paths accept SIN6_LEN_RFC2133 (24 bytes), which
already holds sin6_port and sin6_addr. io_connect() passes addr_len to
the socket layer unchanged.

At addr_len 24 the filter sees family AF_INET6 with port and address
zero, while the kernel connects to the real destination. A filter that
denies an IPv6 port or address is bypassed. Denying connect.port == P
rejects [::1]:P with -EACCES at addr_len 28 but connects at addr_len 24.

Use SIN6_LEN_RFC2133 as the threshold. sin6_scope_id stays zero when
absent.

The threshold mismatch was found by an AI coding assistant (Claude Code)
comparing this hook against the net/ipv6 length checks on my
instructions; it also drafted the reproducer and this patch. I verified
the bypass and the fix in a VM on 7.3-rc6 and that 7.2 has the same
code.
CVSS 8.4 (version 3.1; evidence as of Oct 24, 2026; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-99042).
EPSS 0.2% for the following 30 days, scored Oct 26, 2026 (https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-99042&date=2026-10-26).
Sources:
NVD CVE-2026-99042: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-99042
NVD CVE API 2.0: https://services.nvd.nist.gov/rest/json/cves/2.0?pubStartDate=2026-10-12T13:35:55.142Z&pubEndDate=2026-10-26T13:35:55.142Z&resultsPerPage=500&startIndex=9000
FIRST measured EPSS score: https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-99042&date=2026-10-26
Record ID: CVE-2026-99042.
Record origin: Ingested record.
AI evidence: Not assessed.
Known exploitation: Not assessed.
Zero-day status: Not assessed. KEV membership alone does not establish zero-day status.
About this data

This record was ingested from a data source. Retrieved: Oct 26, 2026, 19:40 UTC. Ingestion is not an independent editorial investigation.

NVD status: Received. Publication in the NVD is not evidence of exploitation.

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