CVE-2026-45850

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipvs: skip ipv6 extension headers for csum checks Protocol checksum validation fails for IPv6 if there are extension headers before the protocol header. iph->len already contains its offset, so use it to fix the problem.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/05cfe9863ef049d98141dc2969eefde72fb07625	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0bf92a90bf05ecafe52e92d5bc15a585021a64ac	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/54add3b7d3c154ca89ef5bac2582b0ed1a3a15d5	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/768f665f3685b455ed686370ed7ccb852a125a3b	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9aa7edc1347b98774e5167ca34e5b8aa6083bde7	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3ca27762ce8476b4fbf9b2a8f5cb74c38e483e4	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cdce1e797addab72393c0dfee31aaca41ef7d937	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d643c1ec80b70508f54dac12179e36920e2c00de	Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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History

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Information

Published : 2026-05-27 14:16

Updated : 2026-06-25 21:03

NVD link : CVE-2026-45850

Mitre link : CVE-2026-45850

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-45850

JSON object : View

Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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