net: netpoll: Initialize UDP checksum field before checksumming
commit f1fce08e63fe ("netpoll: Eliminate redundant assignment") removed
the initialization of the UDP checksum, which was wrong and broke
netpoll IPv6 transmission due to bad checksumming.
udph->check needs to be set before calling csum_ipv6_magic().
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Affected Vendors & Products
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EUVD |
EUVD-2025-22651 | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: netpoll: Initialize UDP checksum field before checksumming commit f1fce08e63fe ("netpoll: Eliminate redundant assignment") removed the initialization of the UDP checksum, which was wrong and broke netpoll IPv6 transmission due to bad checksumming. udph->check needs to be set before calling csum_ipv6_magic(). |
Solution
No solution given by the vendor.
Workaround
No workaround given by the vendor.
Wed, 19 Nov 2025 18:15:00 +0000
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| Weaknesses | NVD-CWE-noinfo | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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cvssV3_1
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cvssV3_1
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Tue, 29 Jul 2025 12:30:00 +0000
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threat_severity
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cvssV3_1
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Sat, 26 Jul 2025 12:15:00 +0000
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Linux linux Kernel |
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
Fri, 25 Jul 2025 14:45:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: netpoll: Initialize UDP checksum field before checksumming commit f1fce08e63fe ("netpoll: Eliminate redundant assignment") removed the initialization of the UDP checksum, which was wrong and broke netpoll IPv6 transmission due to bad checksumming. udph->check needs to be set before calling csum_ipv6_magic(). | |
| Title | net: netpoll: Initialize UDP checksum field before checksumming | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2025-07-28T04:22:04.875Z
Reserved: 2025-04-16T04:51:24.015Z
Link: CVE-2025-38432
No data.
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2025-07-25T15:15:28.263
Modified: 2025-11-19T18:12:08.420
Link: CVE-2025-38432
OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2025-07-26T12:07:35Z
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