CVE-2026-45850 | ipvs: skip ipv6 extension headers for csum checks

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipvs: skip ipv6 extension headers for csum checks Protocol checksum validation fails for IPv6 if there are extension headers before the protocol header. iph->len already contains its offset, so use it to fix the problem.

Published: 2026-05-27 Last update: 2026-05-27 Assigner: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
NVD Status：Awaiting Analysis，CVE State: published
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CVE-2026-45850 is rated Low Risk (5.3/100): low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.02%). Low composite risk—no urgent action required; patch on your normal maintenance cycle and revisit priority if CVSS or EPSS increases.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-45850

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-28 — 0.02% —

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Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-45850

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Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-45850

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2026-45850

GHSA-3j9q-258h-4v38 · Severity: unknown — In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipvs: skip ipv6 extension...

OS Trackers for CVE-2026-45850

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debian not yet assigned CVE-2026-45850 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (linux), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): open 3, resolved 2. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-45850
redhat — — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-45850
ubuntu medium CVE-2026-45850 medium priority: Ubuntu including 158 source packages (linux, linux-allwinner-5.19, …), 1422 status rows across 9 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, questing, resolute, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 1024, ignored 173, needed 130, released 84, not-affected 10, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-45850

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-45850

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References for CVE-2026-45850

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