ipvs: fix the checksum validations (Linux Linux)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.16 % · percentile 5 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- Linux
- NVD status
- Received
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipvs: fix the checksum validations ip_vs_in_icmp_v6() is missing checksum validation for ICMPv6 packets from clients. In fact, as for TCP/UDP we should validate the checksum for ICMP packets only when we mangle the packets on MASQ or on reply for tunnel. Also, Sashiko points out that handle_response_icmp() being common for IPv4 and IPv6 is missing the pseudo-header calculation while validating ICMPv6 messages from real servers which is a problem if checksum is not validated by the hardware. Fix the problems by creating ip_vs_checksum_common_check() helper and use it for TCP/UDP/ICMP both for IPv4 and IPv6. Rely on the nf_checksum() for validating the ICMP messages but use it also for TCP and UDP. Use correct IP offset for IP_VS_DBG_RL_PKT for TCP/UDP/SCTP. IPVS packets (TCP/UDP/SCTP/ICMP) do not need checksum validation on LOCAL_OUT (local clients or local real servers) and on FORWARD (traffic from servers on LAN). Do it only on LOCAL_IN, in case nf_checksum() is not called on PRE_ROUTING. Also, ip_vs_checksum_complete() can be marked static.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d418d73acf8be62744dc47359dfdde8c2148845d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3869d9b54e76dff64118dee4c8fd9302fcd5171
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9cbe2c0fdb71904ee929b1851cdc1c73341a03c0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/00eb23829fd08df1b5e057cb6b625996a70e7e65
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5558a85add073215b298f3e044ff9a6d86d714ae
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e876b75b9020a97bbdc79721e7fc749024891c65
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-71651
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-80901
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1286 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1232 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Debian LTS · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1163 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Debian LTS · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Linux · Linux | affected 2a3b791e6e1169f374224d164738e9f7be703d77 < d418d73acf8be62744dc47359dfdde8c2148845d ; affected 2a3b791e6e1169f374224d164738e9f7be703d77 < b3869d9b54e76dff64118dee4c8fd9302fcd5171 ; affected 2a3b791e6e1169f374224d164738e9f7be703d77 < 9cbe2c0fdb71904ee929b1851cdc1c73341a03c0 ; affected 2a3b791e6e1169f374224d164738e9f7be703d77 < 00eb23829fd08df1b5e057cb6b625996a70e7e65 ; affected 2a3b791e6e1169f374224d164738e9f7be703d77 < 5558a85add073215b298f3e044ff9a6d86d714ae ; affected 2a3b791e6e1169f374224d164738e9f7be703d77 < e876b75b9020a97bbdc79721e7fc749024891c65 |
| Linux · Linux | affected 2.6.28 ; unaffected 0 < 2.6.28 ; unaffected 6.1.183 ≤ 6.1.* ; unaffected 6.6.151 ≤ 6.6.* ; unaffected 6.12.103 ≤ 6.12.* ; unaffected 6.18.44 ≤ 6.18.* |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |