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CVE-2026-31692

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CVE-2026-31692

Published: Apr 30, 2026

Modified: May 11, 2026

PUBLISHED

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rtnetlink: add missing netlink_ns_capable() check for peer netns rtnl_newlink() lacks a CAP_NET_ADMIN capability check on the peer network namespace when creating paired devices (veth, vxcan, netkit). This allows an unprivileged user with a user namespace to create interfaces in arbitrary network namespaces, including init_net. Add a netlink_ns_capable() check for CAP_NET_ADMIN in the peer namespace before allowing device creation to proceed.

VendorProductVersions

Linux

Linux

affected
81adee47dfb608df3ad0b91d230fb3cef75f0060 - < 0975b64ffb34560042090a5986c3a02e6c80f36f
affected
81adee47dfb608df3ad0b91d230fb3cef75f0060 - < d04cc16d3624218a5458b2b664ae431f1b3b334d
affected
81adee47dfb608df3ad0b91d230fb3cef75f0060 - < 7b735ef81286007794a227ce2539419479c02a5f

Linux

Linux

affected
2.6.33
unaffected
0 - < 2.6.33
unaffected
6.18.24 - <= 6.18.*
unaffected
6.19.14 - <= 6.19.*
unaffected
7.0 - <= *

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