vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2025-21765: kernel: ipv6: use RCU protection in ip6_default_advmss() (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Feb 27, 2025 | Jul 9, 2025 | Jan 28, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Feb 27, 2025
Added
Jul 9, 2025
Modified
Jan 28, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ipv6: use RCU protection in ip6_default_advmss()
ip6_default_advmss() needs rcu protection to make
sure the net structure it reads does not disappear.
Solutions
no-fix-redhat-rpm-packageredhat-upgrade-kernelredhat-upgrade-kernel-rt
References
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