CVE-2026-98852

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's networking subsystem. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending specially crafted encapsulated IPv6 network traffic, leading to a Denial of Service (DoS). This issue stems from improper validation and parsing of IPv6 extension headers in tunneled packets, which can cause network packet drops or trigger unsafe memory dereferences leading to system instability.

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