CVE-2025-40158High· 8.1▾ TwilightIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: use RCU in ip6_output() Use RCU in ip6_output() in order to use dst_dev_rcu() to prevent possible UAF. We can remove rcu_read_lock()/rcu_read_unlock() pairs fro…
▾ Twilight zone — High severity, or a signal on a lesser flaw
impact 44.6 · likelihood 0.1 · exploitation 0
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ipv6: use RCU in ip6_output()
Use RCU in ip6_output() in order to use dst_dev_rcu() to prevent possible UAF.
We can remove rcu_read_lock()/rcu_read_unlock() pairs from ip6_finish_output2().
Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.
Connected by shared product, vendor, weakness, or advisory.
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