CVE-2026-68142

geneve: require CAP_NET_ADMIN in the device netns for changelink

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: August 10, 2026 at 11:59 AM UTC
Updated: October 19, 2026 at 09:17 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: geneve: require CAP_NET_ADMIN in the device netns for changelink A tunnel changelink() operates on at most two netns, dev_net(dev) and the sticky underlay netns geneve->net. They differ once the device is created in or moved to a netns other than the one the request runs in. The rtnl changelink path checks CAP_NET_ADMIN only against dev_net(dev), so a caller privileged there but not in geneve->net can rewrite a geneve device whose underlay lives in geneve->net. geneve_changelink() applies the new configuration against geneve->net: geneve_link_config() and the geneve_quiesce()/geneve_unquiesce() pair reopen the underlay sockets in that netns (geneve_sock_add() uses geneve->net), so the same reasoning as the tunnel changelink series applies here. Gate geneve_changelink() with rtnl_dev_link_net_capable(), at the top of the op before any attribute is parsed, matching ipgre_changelink() and the rest of the "require CAP_NET_ADMIN in the device netns for changelink" series. Found by 0sec automated security-research tooling (https://0sec.ai).

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

4.145b861f6baa3a22a48d7a4ad0ce38a223d36c978a
Vendor states this is fixed in 11a7d989d00160481a273eb4f7f05f64b5a6ffdf (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 278c6a31ee27c931c722202c8c06cc3253923254 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2abdacc927c92fa6a9cc8341e8c9b88dcb561553 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 8efb8f8bbb353b8f2fdf4f37534c6d96c9f69e01 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 95f45e20f1b2cec13823f0f68060ab4b2261b2c1 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 9de5518fc1fab583526a8f66b8e505c4864dc60a (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in a5522963c57f12df5f9db804ebfc472b58eef0ae (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in f8c498585d2a08aa623748353c3e61467b7e9fd2 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.14 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.265 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.216 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.183 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.101 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.42 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.148 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.1.6 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.2 (unaffected)

Remediation

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No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

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CVSS

8.8HIGHLinux
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusRECEIVED
CWE
CWE-862

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