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## Source facts (JSON-quoted data)
CNA source text (English)
id: "CVE-2026-23316"
idYear: 2026
status: "PUBLISHED"
publishedAt: "2026-03-25T10:27:11.028Z"
updatedAt: "2026-05-11T22:04:31.681Z"
importedAt: "2026-10-24T01:58:02.025Z"
snapshot: {"id":"cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline","at":"2026-10-24T00:00:00.000Z","source":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/releases/tag/cve_2026-10-24_0100Z"}
url: "https://cveboard.org/cve/CVE-2026-23316"
json: "https://cveboard.org/cve/CVE-2026-23316.json"
sourceURL: "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-23316"
title: "net: ipv4: fix ARM64 alignment fault in multipath hash seed"
summary: "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: ipv4: fix ARM64 alignment fault in multipath hash seed\n\n`struct sysctl_fib_multipath_hash_seed` contains two u32 fields\n(user_seed and mp_seed), making it an 8-byte structure with a 4-byte\nalignment requirement.\n\nIn `fib_multipath_hash_from_keys()`, the code evaluates the entire\nstruct atomically via `READ_ONCE()`:\n\n    mp_seed = READ_ONCE(net-\u003eipv4.sysctl_fib_multipath_hash_seed).mp_seed;\n\nWhile this silently works on GCC by falling back to unaligned regular\nloads which the ARM64 kernel tolerates, it causes a fatal kernel panic\nwhen compiled with Clang and LTO enabled.\n\nCommit e35123d83ee3 (\"arm64: lto: Strengthen READ_ONCE() to acquire\nwhen CONFIG_LTO=y\") strengthens `READ_ONCE()` to use Load-Acquire\ninstructions (`ldar` / `ldapr`) to prevent compiler reordering bugs\nunder Clang LTO. Since the macro evaluates the full 8-byte struct,\nClang emits a 64-bit `ldar` instruction. ARM64 architecture strictly\nrequires `ldar` to be naturally aligned, thus executing it on a 4-byte\naligned address triggers a strict Alignment Fault (FSC = 0x21).\n\nFix the read side by moving the `READ_ONCE()` directly to the `u32`\nmember, which emits a safe 32-bit `ldar Wn`.\n\nFurthermore, Eric Dumazet pointed out that `WRITE_ONCE()` on the entire\nstruct in `proc_fib_multipath_hash_set_seed()` is also flawed. Analysis\nshows that Clang splits this 8-byte write into two separate 32-bit\n`str` instructions. While this avoids an alignment fault, it destroys\natomicity and exposes a tear-write vulnerability. Fix this by\nexplicitly splitting the write into two 32-bit `WRITE_ONCE()`\noperations.\n\nFinally, add the missing `READ_ONCE()` when reading `user_seed` in\n`proc_fib_multipath_hash_seed()` to ensure proper pairing and\nconcurrency safety."
affected: [{"versions":[{"version":"4ee2a8cace3fb9a34aea6a56426f89d26dd514f3","status":"affected","versionType":"git","lessThan":"4bdc94d45d5459f0149085dfc1efe733c8e14f11"},{"version":"4ee2a8cace3fb9a34aea6a56426f89d26dd514f3","status":"affected","versionType":"git","lessThan":"7e4ad34a8889a6a9e0f6cc7c55d02161fe31a199"},{"version":"4ee2a8cace3fb9a34aea6a56426f89d26dd514f3","status":"affected","versionType":"git","lessThan":"607e923a3c1b2120de430b3dcde25ed8ad213c0a"},{"version":"4ee2a8cace3fb9a34aea6a56426f89d26dd514f3","status":"affected","versionType":"git","lessThan":"4ee7fa6cf78ff26d783d39e2949d14c4c1cd5e7f"}],"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"unaffected"},{"versions":[{"version":"6.11","status":"affected"},{"version":"0","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver","lessThan":"6.11"},{"version":"6.12.77","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver","lessThanOrEqual":"6.12.*"},{"version":"6.18.17","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver","lessThanOrEqual":"6.18.*"},{"version":"6.19.7","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver","lessThanOrEqual":"6.19.*"},{"version":"7.0","status":"unaffected","versionType":"original_commit_for_fix","lessThanOrEqual":"*"}],"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"affected"}]

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