CVE-2025-38310
seg6: Fix validation of nexthop addresses
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Jul 10, 2025
- Updated
- May 11, 2026
- Reserved
- Apr 16, 2025
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
seg6: Fix validation of nexthop addresses
The kernel currently validates that the length of the provided nexthop address does not exceed the specified length. This can lead to the kernel reading uninitialized memory if user space provided a shorter length than the specified one.
Fix by validating that the provided length exactly matches the specified one.
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Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
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LinuxLinux |
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LinuxLinux |
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References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/668923c474608dd9ebce0fbcc41bd8a27aa73dd6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cef33a86bcb04ecf4dc10c56f6c42ee9d1c54bac
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d2507aeea45b3c5aa24d5daae0cf3db76895c0b7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5d9fd13bc19a3f9f2a951c5b6e934d84205789e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cd4cd09810211fa23609c5c1018352e9e1cd8e5a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7632fedb266d93ed0ed9f487133e6c6314a9b2d1
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html
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