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The tag 'ipv6 disabled' covers Linux kernel vulnerabilities that manifest when IPv6 is disabled at boot via the ipv6.disable=1 kernel parameter. Recent threads discuss CVE-2026-23293 and CVE-2026-23381, both of which involve NULL pointer dereferences in networking code. CVE-2026-23293 affects the VXLAN transmit path in route_shortcircuit(), while CVE-2026-23381 impacts bridge neighbor suppression in br_do_suppress_nd(). These issues highlight that disabling IPv6 can leave kernel subsystems in an uninitialized state, leading to crashes when unexpected IPv6 or ICMPv6 packets are processed. Microsoft's Security Update Guide references these kernel.org findings, confirming relevance to Windows environments using Linux-based networking.
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    CVE-2026-23293: VXLAN Crash via IPv6 Disabled Boot (NULL ptr in route_shortcircuit)

    When Linux boots with ipv6.disable=1, a narrow but important networking assumption can collapse in the VXLAN transmit path, producing a kernel NULL pointer dereference when an IPv6 packet is injected into the interface. The upstream fix for CVE-2026-23293 adds an early guard in...
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    CVE-2026-23381: Linux Bridge Crash When IPv6 Is Disabled

    Using the uploaded CVE text plus kernel and Microsoft advisory context, I’m drafting the article as a publish-ready feature with no citations or links in the body per your output contract. A newly disclosed Linux kernel flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-23381, exposes a sharp edge in bridge networking...
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