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The cve-2026-64542 tag on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about a specific Linux kernel IPv6 vulnerability. This flaw can crash a vulnerable host when an unprivileged user operates inside a network namespace and triggers a race condition between interface teardown and Neighbor Discovery processing. The issue was introduced in kernel version 6.0 and has been fixed upstream and in stable branches. It is an availability problem with a local trigger, not a remote code execution bug. The tag includes analysis of the affected code in net/ipv6/ndisc.c and the implications for systems running affected kernels.
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    CVE-2026-64542: Linux IPv6 Race Crashes Namespace Hosts

    CVE-2026-64542 is a Linux kernel IPv6 flaw that can crash a vulnerable host when an unprivileged user can operate inside a network namespace and trigger a narrow race between interface teardown and Neighbor Discovery processing. The Linux kernel CVE team says the defect entered the kernel in...