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.
History

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00024}

epss

{'score': 0.00032}


Fri, 11 Jul 2025 12:15:00 +0000

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References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate


Thu, 10 Jul 2025 08:00:00 +0000

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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.
Title seg6: Fix validation of nexthop addresses
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published: 2025-07-10T07:42:19.338Z

Updated: 2025-07-28T04:18:14.297Z

Reserved: 2025-04-16T04:51:24.003Z

Link: CVE-2025-38310

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-07-10T08:15:29.890

Modified: 2025-07-10T13:17:30.017

Link: CVE-2025-38310

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2025-07-10T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2025-38310 - Bugzilla