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CVE-2026-45850

CVE-2026-45850 PUBLISHED

Reported by Linux · Published May 27, 2026

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipvs: skip ipv6 extension headers for csum checks Protocol checksum validation fails for IPv6 if there are extension headers before the protocol header. iph->len already contains its offset, so use it to fix the problem.

EPSS 0.02% · 7.2th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score
0.02%
7.2th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
LinuxLinux0bbdd42b7efa66685b6d74701bcde3a596a3a59d, 0bbdd42b7efa66685b6d74701bcde3a596a3a59d, 0bbdd42b7efa66685b6d74701bcde3a596a3a59d
LinuxLinux2.6.28, 0, 5.10.259
LinuxLinux7.0, 0bbdd42b7efa66685b6d74701bcde3a596a3a59d, 2.6.28
linuxlinux_kernel2.6.28, 2.6.28, 2.6.28

Timeline

  • May 27, 2026 CVE Published
  • May 28, 2026 EPSS Score
  • May 29, 2026 EPSS Score
  • May 29, 2026 Security Advisory
  • May 30, 2026 EPSS Score
  • May 31, 2026 EPSS Score
  • Jun 1, 2026 EPSS Score
  • Jun 4, 2026 Coalition ESS Score
  • Jun 5, 2026 EPSS Score
  • Jun 19, 2026 CVE Updated

References

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