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CVE-2026-99999

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Published: Oct 15, 2026Modified: Oct 19, 2026

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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 2.5 / Impact: 6.0
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Secondary)

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv4: validate checksum_start before completing checksum If a packet with bad checksum metadata gets into the ipv4 stack, skb_checksum_help can corrupt the network header and cause a bunch of mischief. This was discovered and reported by Paulos, and has been reporoduced by others independently since. We really shouldn't allow such packets in, but as a defence in depth measure, let's also check before we complete the checksum. A more complete validation at input is forthcoming, but needs more work.

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