Machine-written summary
Summary written by Claude Haiku from the source advisory. Not reviewed by a person.
The Linux kernel TCP stack, from 2.6.12 until fixed, can divide by zero when a route-derived advertised MSS is too small. The source gives few details on attacker requirements. Upgrade to 6.1.191, 6.6.160, 6.12.111, 6.18.51, or a later release in the matching series.
Not analysed yet
We haven’t published our own analysis of this CVE. If a person reviews it, this page will say what’s affected and what has to be true for it to matter.
Severity and exploitation
No source has published a CVSS score for this record yet.
- CISA KEV Not listed.
- EPSS 0.0021, the 11th percentile, on 14 Nov 2026: FIRST’s estimate of the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Timeline
Sources
References from the CNA
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/1aedef9ca04aad427a077c7c427ffd89768038bc
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/788fbbf7d61f9742298417c207c91b6db159fbbc
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/eaf4af9bd6975c2eff8d48820937c83032d968dc
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/cfb44c6028e6f979720315e0772bbd0d4d33ed61
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b8c20bf61924dfc38fefb145c9f7406d73fae53
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/31cf2349361902769dc323e4dbf4b449795ec288
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/870a9e42ecc6fe1b8c25d87af043cb0d9c178fe1