A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Linux Kernel up to 6.6.94/6.12.34/6.15.3/6.16-rc1. Affected is the function netif_rx of the file net/ipv6/ip6_input.c. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference.

This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-38192. Access to the local network is required for this attack to succeed. There is no exploit available.

It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.