CVE-2026-63829
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ip_gre: require CAP_NET_ADMIN in the device netns for changelink A tunnel changelink() operates on at most two netns, dev_net(dev) and the tunnel link netns t->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 t->net can rewrite a tunnel that lives in t->net. Add rtnl_dev_link_net_capable() next to rtnl_get_net_ns_capable() in net/core/rtnetlink.c. It requires CAP_NET_ADMIN in the link netns and is skipped when the link netns is dev_net(dev), where the rtnl path already checked it. The other patches in this series use the same helper. Gate ipgre_changelink() and erspan_changelink() with it, at the top of the op before any attribute is parsed, because the parsers update live tunnel fields first. ipgre_netlink_parms() sets t->collect_md before ip_tunnel_changelink() runs. Commit 8b484efd5cb4 ("ip6: vti: Use ip6_tnl.net in vti6_siocdevprivate().") added the same check on the ioctl path. This adds it on RTM_NEWLINK.
Affected versions
Linux kernel versions
3.16
and later are affected. Fixed in
6.12.95,
6.18.38,
7.1.3,
7.2-rc1
and their respective stable series.
References
4 totalFrequently asked questions
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What is CVE-2026-63829?
CVE-2026-63829 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . It affects Linux kernel versions from 3.16 onward and has been patched in 6.12.95, 6.18.38, 7.1.3 and others. CVE-2026-63829 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
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Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-63829?
Yes — CVE-2026-63829 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.12.95, 6.18.38, 7.1.3 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 3.16 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
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Is CVE-2026-63829 actively exploited?
No — CVE-2026-63829 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.