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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-63924

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: exthdrs: refresh nh pointer after ipv6_hop_jumbo() ipv6_hop_jumbo() calls pskb_trim_rcsum(),…

Published Jul 19, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 22, 2026 · linux kernel

Last checked Oct 27, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-63924. EPSS is 0.71%. Act only if a listed version of linux kernel is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
Critical9.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.71%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
cpe linux/linux kernel

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: exthdrs: refresh nh pointer after ipv6_hop_jumbo() ipv6_hop_jumbo() calls pskb_trim_rcsum(), which can change skb pointers. Let's recompute nh pointer to make sure any change won't mess things up.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe linux/linux kernel2.6.12
  • cpe linux/linux kernel< 5.10.259
  • cpe linux/linux kernel< 5.15.210
  • cpe linux/linux kernel< 6.1.176
  • cpe linux/linux kernel< 6.12.93
  • cpe linux/linux kernel< 6.18.35
  • cpe linux/linux kernel< 6.6.143
  • cpe linux/linux kernel< 7.0.12

How to fix CVE-2026-63924

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-63924. EPSS is 0.71%. Act only if a listed version of linux kernel is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with linux/linux kernel 2.6.12; linux/linux kernel < 5.10.259; linux/linux kernel < 5.15.210; linux/linux kernel < 6.1.176. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-416: Use After Free; CWE-822. EPSS 0.71%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jul 19, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: exthdrs: refresh nh pointer after ipv6_hop_jumbo() ipv6_hop_jumbo() calls pskb_trim_rcsum(), which can change skb pointers. Let's recompute nh pointer to make sure any change won't mess things up.

  2. Oct 22, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: exthdrs: refresh nh pointer after ipv6_hop_jumbo() ipv6_hop_jumbo() calls pskb_trim_rcsum(), which can change skb pointers. Let's recompute nh pointer to make sure any change won't mess things up.

Sources

  • BSI CERT-BundGovernment advisoryCVE-2026-63924

    Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen nicht spezifizierten Angriff

    wid.cert-bund.de
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-63924

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-63924

    30-day exploitation probability 0.71%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-63924

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: exthdrs: refresh nh pointer after ipv6_hop_jumbo() ipv6_hop_jumbo() calls pskb_trim_rcsum(), which can change skb pointers. Let's recompute nh pointer to make sure any change won't mess things up.

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 26, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • BSI CERT-BundOct 27, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 23, 2026
  • FIRST EPSSOct 23, 2026
  • NIST NVDOct 23, 2026