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headers\nleading to an overflow of skb->transport_header.\n\nThis 16bit field has a limited range.\n\nAdd skb_reset_transport_header_careful() helper and use it\nfrom ipv6_gso_segment()\n\nWARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 5871 at ./include/linux/skbuff.h:3032 skb_reset_transport_header include/linux/skbuff.h:3032 [inline]\nWARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 5871 at ./include/linux/skbuff.h:3032 ipv6_gso_segment+0x15e2/0x21e0 net/ipv6/ip6_offload.c:151\nModules linked in:\nCPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 5871 Comm: syz-executor211 Not tainted 6.16.0-rc6-syzkaller-g7abc678e3084 #0 PREEMPT(full)\nHardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 07/12/2025\n RIP: 0010:skb_reset_transport_header include/linux/skbuff.h:3032 [inline]\n RIP: 0010:ipv6_gso_segment+0x15e2/0x21e0 net/ipv6/ip6_offload.c:151\nCall Trace:\n \n skb_mac_gso_segment+0x31c/0x640 net/core/gso.c:53\n nsh_gso_segment+0x54a/0xe10 net/nsh/nsh.c:110\n skb_mac_gso_segment+0x31c/0x640 net/core/gso.c:53\n __skb_gso_segment+0x342/0x510 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