A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.6.135/6.12.82/6.18.23/6.19.13 and classified as critical. Affected is the function icmp_build_probe of the component IPv6 Interface. Such manipulation leads to null pointer dereference.

This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2026-43099. The attack requires being on the local network. There is not any exploit available.

It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.