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

ipv6: guard against possible NULL deref in __in6_dev_stats_get()

dev_get_by_index_rcu() could return NULL if the original physical
device is unregistered.

Found by Sashiko.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

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Linux Linux unaffected
Version Status Constraints
e1ae5c2ea4783b1fd87be250f9fcc9d9e1a6ba3f affected < a23f2c68c6635e41404f189f8f7ae910738cebdb
e1ae5c2ea4783b1fd87be250f9fcc9d9e1a6ba3f affected < e14db43677946bf2095febd294bb3c13ab375ab7
e1ae5c2ea4783b1fd87be250f9fcc9d9e1a6ba3f affected < 1a4adfbeb47a212a64539137411f1ca168474d33
e1ae5c2ea4783b1fd87be250f9fcc9d9e1a6ba3f affected < 1e3db30a88815bae6e9d5db6f64ac735e615a07e
e1ae5c2ea4783b1fd87be250f9fcc9d9e1a6ba3f affected < 952426a83ca75cea25c09d58944abafaa3ebd242
e1ae5c2ea4783b1fd87be250f9fcc9d9e1a6ba3f affected < 0db1949084e85a72d174a7dea3259b94fe5a9305
e1ae5c2ea4783b1fd87be250f9fcc9d9e1a6ba3f affected < fc920c0659cdea5afd8721c1155a51564859e075
e1ae5c2ea4783b1fd87be250f9fcc9d9e1a6ba3f affected < 507541c2a8eeb76c02bd2511958f73a8cfa3e1bc
a24963500a4ec921ce9c2597e0a584e44513afae affected —
4.19.291 affected < 4.20
Linux Linux affected
Version Status Constraints
5.2 affected —
0 unaffected < 5.2
5.10.261 unaffected ≤ 5.10.*
5.15.212 unaffected ≤ 5.15.*
6.1.178 unaffected ≤ 6.1.*
6.6.145 unaffected ≤ 6.6.*
6.12.97 unaffected ≤ 6.12.*
6.18.40 unaffected ≤ 6.18.*
7.1.5 unaffected ≤ 7.1.*
7.2 unaffected ≤ *

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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0db1949084e85a72d174a7dea3259b94fe5a9305 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a4adfbeb47a212a64539137411f1ca168474d33 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e3db30a88815bae6e9d5db6f64ac735e615a07e cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/507541c2a8eeb76c02bd2511958f73a8cfa3e1bc cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/952426a83ca75cea25c09d58944abafaa3ebd242 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a23f2c68c6635e41404f189f8f7ae910738cebdb cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e14db43677946bf2095febd294bb3c13ab375ab7 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc920c0659cdea5afd8721c1155a51564859e075 cve-icon cve-icon
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Fri, 28 Aug 2026 07:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: guard against possible NULL deref in __in6_dev_stats_get() dev_get_by_index_rcu() could return NULL if the original physical device is unregistered. Found by Sashiko.
Title ipv6: guard against possible NULL deref in __in6_dev_stats_get()
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-28T06:48:56.277Z

Reserved: 2026-08-26T14:34:25.779Z

Link: CVE-2026-80646

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-28T08:16:49.550

Modified: 2026-08-28T08:16:49.550

Link: CVE-2026-80646

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