CVE-2025-21768
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Reference counting loops in IPv6 rpl, seg6, and ioam6 lightweight tunnels can cause denial of service.
- Who is affected
- Systems using IPv6 routing protocols with rpl, seg6, or ioam6 tunnel configurations.
- Urgency
- Medium; denial of service risk without evidence of active exploitation.
- Action
- Update Linux kernel to include fixes for rpl, seg6, and ioam6 dst reference counting.
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Exploitation outlook
- Low exploitation risk0.20% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 10% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (1)
- mediumCVE-2025-21768: net: ipv6: fix dst ref loops in rpl, seg6 and ioam6 lwtunnelsmsrc · 2026-08-06
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