diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 368e9a2430..af7d625080 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2165,10 +2165,10 @@ dependencies = [
  "ipnet",
  "libc",
  "log",
- "netlink-packet-core 0.8.1",
- "netlink-packet-generic 0.4.0",
+ "netlink-packet-core",
+ "netlink-packet-generic",
  "netlink-packet-route",
- "netlink-packet-utils 0.6.0",
+ "netlink-packet-utils",
  "netlink-packet-wireguard",
  "netlink-sys",
  "nix 0.30.1",
@@ -4989,17 +4989,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "version_check",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "netlink-packet-core"
-version = "0.7.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "72724faf704479d67b388da142b186f916188505e7e0b26719019c525882eda4"
-dependencies = [
- "anyhow",
- "byteorder",
- "netlink-packet-utils 0.5.2",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "netlink-packet-core"
 version = "0.8.1"
@@ -5009,25 +4998,13 @@ dependencies = [
  "paste",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "netlink-packet-generic"
-version = "0.3.3"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "1cd7eb8ad331c84c6b8cb7f685b448133e5ad82e1ffd5acafac374af4a5a308b"
-dependencies = [
- "anyhow",
- "byteorder",
- "netlink-packet-core 0.7.0",
- "netlink-packet-utils 0.5.2",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "netlink-packet-generic"
 version = "0.4.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "2f891b2e0054cac5a684a06628f59568f841c93da4e551239da6e518f539e775"
 dependencies = [
- "netlink-packet-core 0.8.1",
+ "netlink-packet-core",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -5039,19 +5016,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "bitflags 2.9.1",
  "libc",
  "log",
- "netlink-packet-core 0.8.1",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "netlink-packet-utils"
-version = "0.5.2"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "0ede8a08c71ad5a95cdd0e4e52facd37190977039a4704eb82a283f713747d34"
-dependencies = [
- "anyhow",
- "byteorder",
- "paste",
- "thiserror 1.0.69",
+ "netlink-packet-core",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -5067,16 +5032,14 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "netlink-packet-wireguard"
-version = "0.2.3"
+version = "0.2.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "60b25b050ff1f6a1e23c6777b72db22790fe5b6b5ccfd3858672587a79876c8f"
+checksum = "598962d9067d3153a00106da10e7b8276cea68f396f4a22f5b4a079270d92e29"
 dependencies = [
- "anyhow",
- "byteorder",
  "libc",
  "log",
- "netlink-packet-generic 0.3.3",
- "netlink-packet-utils 0.5.2",
+ "netlink-packet-core",
+ "netlink-packet-generic",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
diff --git a/common/nym-lp/src/message.rs b/common/nym-lp/src/message.rs
index fbd692175b..77f332eec2 100644
--- a/common/nym-lp/src/message.rs
+++ b/common/nym-lp/src/message.rs
@@ -391,14 +391,14 @@ impl ForwardPacketData {
             }
             // SAFETY: we ensured we have sufficient data, and the length is correct for casting
             #[allow(clippy::unwrap_used)]
-            let ipv6 = IpAddr::V6(Ipv6Addr::from_octets(bytes[33..49].try_into().unwrap()));
+            let ipv6 = IpAddr::V6(Ipv6Addr::from(<[u8; 16]>::try_from(&bytes[33..49]).unwrap()));
             let port = u16::from_le_bytes([bytes[49], bytes[50]]);
             (SocketAddr::new(ipv6, port), 51)
         } else {
             // IPv4. Length check done at the start
             // SAFETY: we ensured we have sufficient data, and the length is correct for casting
             #[allow(clippy::unwrap_used)]
-            let ipv4 = IpAddr::V4(Ipv4Addr::from_octets(bytes[33..37].try_into().unwrap()));
+            let ipv4 = IpAddr::V4(Ipv4Addr::from(<[u8; 4]>::try_from(&bytes[33..37]).unwrap()));
             let port = u16::from_le_bytes([bytes[37], bytes[38]]);
             (SocketAddr::new(ipv4, port), 39)
         };