High
ipv6: use RCU in ip6_xmit()
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.
Announced Group revision 1
Original source ↗CVE-2025-40135
Primary source · Revision 1
Imported from structured advisory data. Source references identify upstream records or fields; verify affected versions and your deployed configuration.
Security context
Source reference: cve:CVE-2025-40135
Linux
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
- Fixed versions
- Not stated in this record
- Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
Linux
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/1/product
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
- Fixed versions
- Not stated in this record
- Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
Structured affected-version data
Original package identities and version rules from this source.
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{
"repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
"vendor": "Linux",
"product": "Linux",
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"status": "affected",
"version": "4a6ce2b6f2ecabbddcfe47e7cf61dd0f00b10e36",
"lessThan": "f0a54d00d2f36de40266f47c27989853e8588656",
"versionType": "git"
},
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "4a6ce2b6f2ecabbddcfe47e7cf61dd0f00b10e36",
"lessThan": "f69fec6287565fdeb61f65e700a1184352306943",
"versionType": "git"
},
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "4a6ce2b6f2ecabbddcfe47e7cf61dd0f00b10e36",
"lessThan": "bd0905e2122e3680968cd0741966983490bf2ed3",
"versionType": "git"
},
{
"status": "affected",
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"lessThan": "f7f9e924f23684b4b23cd9f976cceab24a968e34",
"versionType": "git"
},
{
"status": "affected",
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"lessThan": "9085e56501d93af9f2d7bd16f7fcfacdde47b99c",
"versionType": "git"
}
],
"programFiles": [
"net/ipv6/ip6_output.c"
],
"defaultStatus": "unaffected"
},
{
"repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
"vendor": "Linux",
"product": "Linux",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "4.13"
},
{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "0",
"lessThan": "4.13",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.1.167",
"versionType": "semver",
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.1.*"
},
{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.6.130",
"versionType": "semver",
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.6.*"
},
{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.12.78",
"versionType": "semver",
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.12.*"
},
{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.17.3",
"versionType": "semver",
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.17.*"
},
{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.18",
"versionType": "original_commit_for_fix",
"lessThanOrEqual": "*"
}
],
"programFiles": [
"net/ipv6/ip6_output.c"
],
"defaultStatus": "affected"
}
]- Related CVEs
- CVE-2025-40135
Source reference:
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Publisher severity
high
Source reference: /containers/cna/metrics
- Event
- #27084 · Revision 1
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- Publisher date