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The ipvs load balancing tag covers Microsoft’s tracking of a Linux kernel IPVS vulnerability involving IPv6 extension headers and failed TCP, UDP, or SCTP checksum validation before traffic rewriting. Coverage focuses on CVE-2026-45850 and its relevance to infrastructure beyond the Windows kernel, including Linux load balancers, Kubernetes nodes, WSL-adjacent development environments, and hybrid estates used by Windows organizations. It provides context for how Microsoft security reporting increasingly follows dependencies across mixed operating systems and network platforms, making the tag useful for readers monitoring load-balancing behavior, cross-platform exposure, and infrastructure risks connected to IP Virtual Server deployments.
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    CVE-2026-45850: Microsoft flags Linux IPVS IPv6 checksum flaw beyond Windows

    Microsoft has published CVE-2026-45850 in its Security Update Guide for a Linux kernel IPVS flaw, disclosed by kernel.org on May 27, 2026, in which IPv6 extension headers can make TCP, UDP, or SCTP checksum validation fail before IP Virtual Server rewrites traffic. The bug is not a Windows...
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