CVE-2025-40170
net: use dst_dev_rcu() in sk_setup_caps()
CVSS Score
0.0
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: use dst_dev_rcu() in sk_setup_caps() Use RCU to protect accesses to dst->dev from sk_setup_caps() and sk_dst_gso_max_size(). Also use dst_dev_rcu() in ip6_dst_mtu_maybe_forward(), and ip_dst_mtu_maybe_forward(). ip4_dst_hoplimit() can use dst_dev_net_rcu().
| Vendor | linux |
| Product | linux |
| Ecosystems | |
| Industries | Technology |
| Published | Nov 12, 2025 |
| Last Updated | May 11, 2026 |
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Affected Versions
Linux / Linux
4a6ce2b6f2ecabbddcfe47e7cf61dd0f00b10e36 < 5d1be493d1110c9e720b4c51a6e587bb2fb4ac12 4a6ce2b6f2ecabbddcfe47e7cf61dd0f00b10e36 < a805729c0091073d8f0415cfa96c7acd1bc17a48 4a6ce2b6f2ecabbddcfe47e7cf61dd0f00b10e36 < 99a2ace61b211b0be861b07fbaa062fca4b58879
Linux / Linux
4.13