CVE-2025-38310

seg6: Fix validation of nexthop addresses

published July 10, 2025

CVSS
—
EPSS
0%
Percentile
5.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00169 · 5.9th percentile
Published
2025-07-10T07:42Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 10 JUL 07:42Z
    seg6: Fix validation of nexthop addresses
    cvelistv5