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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ipv4: validate checksumstart before completing checksum
If a packet with bad checksum metadata gets into the ipv4 stack, skbchecksumhelp can corrupt the network header and cause a bunch of mischief.
This was discovered and reported by Paulos, and has been reporoduced by others independently since.
We really shouldn't allow such packets in, but as a defence in depth measure, let's also check before we complete the checksum.
A more complete validation at input is forthcoming, but needs more work.