CVE-2025-38310

Severity CVSS v4.0:

Pending analysis

Type:

Unavailable / Other

Publication date:

10/07/2025

Last modified:

19/12/2025

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: seg6: Fix validation of nexthop addresses The kernel currently validates that the length of the provided nexthop address does not exceed the specified length. This can lead to the kernel reading uninitialized memory if user space provided a shorter length than the specified one. Fix by validating that the provided length exactly matches the specified one.

Impact

Vector 3.x

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 5.50 MEDIUM
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): High

Base Score 3.x

5.50

Severity 3.x

MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE	From	Up to
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::	4.14 (including)	5.15.186 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::	5.16 (including)	6.1.142 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::	6.2 (including)	6.6.94 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::	6.7 (including)	6.12.34 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::	6.13 (including)	6.15.3 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:::::::*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page

CVE-2025-38310

Description

Impact

Vulnerable products and versions

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