Report: CVE-2026-43040 - net: ipv6: ndisc: fix ndisc_ra_useropt to initialize nduseropt_padX fields to ze
CVE ID :CVE-2026-43040 Published : May 1, 2026, 3:16 p.m. | 14 minutes ago Description :In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ipv6: ndisc: fix ndisc_ra_useropt to initialize nduseropt_padX fields to zero to prevent an info-leak When processing Router Advertisements with user options the kernel builds an RTM_NEWNDUSEROPT netlink message. The nduseroptmsg struct has three padding fields that are never zeroed and can leak kernel data The fix is simple, just zeroes the padding fields. Severity: 0.0 | NA Visit the link for more details, such as CVSS details, affected products, timeline, and more...