github - ghsa-q28q-889g-6rx2

ghsa-q28q-889g-6rx2

Vulnerability from github

Published

2025-11-12 12:30

Modified

2025-11-12 12:30

Details

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ipv6: use RCU in ip6_xmit()

Use RCU in ip6_xmit() in order to use dst_dev_rcu() to prevent possible UAF.

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  "modified": "2025-11-12T12:30:27Z",
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CVE-2025-40135 (GCVE-0-2025-40135)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5

Published

2025-11-12 10:23

Modified

2025-11-12 10:23

Severity ?

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: use RCU in ip6_xmit() Use RCU in ip6_xmit() in order to use dst_dev_rcu() to prevent possible UAF.

References

URL

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	https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7f9e924f23684b4b23cd9f976cceab24a968e34
	https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9085e56501d93af9f2d7bd16f7fcfacdde47b99c

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Product

Version

Version: 4a6ce2b6f2ecabbddcfe47e7cf61dd0f00b10e36
Version: 4a6ce2b6f2ecabbddcfe47e7cf61dd0f00b10e36

Version: 4.13

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