In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ipv6: fix possible infinite loop in fib6_info_uses_dev()
fib6_info_uses_dev() seems to rely on RCU without an explicit
protection.
Like the prior fix in rt6_nlmsg_size(),
we need to make sure fib6_del_route() or fib6_add_rt2node()
have not removed the anchor from the list, or we risk an infinite loop.
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: fix possible infinite loop in fib6_info_uses_dev() fib6_info_uses_dev() seems to rely on RCU without an explicit protection. Like the prior fix in rt6_nlmsg_size(), we need to make sure fib6_del_route() or fib6_add_rt2node() have not removed the anchor from the list, or we risk an infinite loop. | |
| Title | ipv6: fix possible infinite loop in fib6_info_uses_dev() | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published: 2025-08-19T17:03:08.924Z
Updated: 2025-08-19T17:03:08.924Z
Reserved: 2025-04-16T04:51:24.026Z
Link: CVE-2025-38587
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Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2025-08-19T17:15:36.250
Modified: 2025-08-20T14:40:17.713
Link: CVE-2025-38587