# CVE-2025-40236: virtio-net: zero unused hash fields

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-12-04 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 6.17

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: virtio-net: zero unused hash fields When GSO tunnel is negotiated virtio_net_hdr_tnl_from_skb() tries to initialize the tunnel metadata but forget to zero unused rxhash fields. This may leak information to another side. Fixing this by zeroing the unused hash fields.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b625d231c66a6041e98817ffc944bf6e4c45b2e3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b2284768c6b32aa224ca7d0ef0741beb434f03aa

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