CVE-2025-40170 - net: use dst_dev_rcu() in sk_setup_caps()

CVE-2025-40170 - net: use dst_dev_rcu() in sk_setup_caps()

CVE ID : CVE-2025-40170 Published : Nov. 12, 2025, 11:15 a.m. | 1 hour, 30 minutes ago Description : 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(). Severity: 0.0 | NA Visit the link for more details, such as CVSS details, affected products, timeline, and more...

CVE Details

Published
Nov. 12, 2025
Affected Product: Linux