CVE-2026-45850
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CVE-2026-45850 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. 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.. EPSS estimates a 0.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
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.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 2.6.28, < 5.10.259 |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 5.11, < 5.15.210 |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 5.16, < 6.1.176 |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 6.2, < 6.6.143 |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 6.7, < 6.12.94 |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 6.13, < 6.18.36 |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 6.19, < 6.19.4 |
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