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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.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-05-13 | Published 2026-05-27 | Updated 2026-05-27 | Assigner Linux

Product status

Default status
unaffected

0bbdd42b7efa66685b6d74701bcde3a596a3a59d (git) before a3ca27762ce8476b4fbf9b2a8f5cb74c38e483e4
affected

0bbdd42b7efa66685b6d74701bcde3a596a3a59d (git) before 05cfe9863ef049d98141dc2969eefde72fb07625
affected

Default status
affected

2.6.28
affected

Any version before 2.6.28
unaffected

6.19.4 (semver)
unaffected

7.0 (original_commit_for_fix)
unaffected

References

git.kernel.org/...c/a3ca27762ce8476b4fbf9b2a8f5cb74c38e483e4

git.kernel.org/...c/05cfe9863ef049d98141dc2969eefde72fb07625

cve.org (CVE-2026-45850)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2026-45850)

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