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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: reject malicious packets in ipv6_gso_segment() syzbot was able to craft a packet with very long IPv6 extension headers lead…

High CVSS 7.8
CVECVE-2025-38572
First seen2026-07-30 16:31 UTC
Disclosed2025-08-19 17:15 UTC
Last updated2026-07-30 16:31 UTC
Channel statusauto

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: reject malicious packets in ipv6_gso_segment() syzbot was able to craft a packet with very long IPv6 extension headers leading to an overflow of skb->transport_header. This 16bit field has a limited range. Add skb_reset_transport_header_careful() helper and use it from ipv6_gso_segment() WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 5871 at ./include/linux/skbuff.h:3032 skb_reset_transport_header include/linux/skbuff.h:3032 [inline] WARNING:…

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Sources

  • NVD DATABASE

Original Links

Timeline

  1. nvd_ingest NVD