CVE-2025-38184

CVE Details

Release Date:2025-07-04
Impact:Moderate What is this?

Description


In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tipc: fix null-ptr-deref when acquiring remote ip of ethernet bearer The reproduction steps: 1. create a tun interface 2. enable l2 bearer 3. TIPC_NL_UDP_GET_REMOTEIP with media name set to tun tipc: Started in network mode tipc: Node identity 8af312d38a21, cluster identity 4711 tipc: Enabled bearer , priority 1 Oops: general protection fault KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range CPU: 1 UID: 1000 PID: 559 Comm: poc Not tainted 6.16.0-rc1+ #117 PREEMPT Hardware name: QEMU Ubuntu 24.04 PC RIP: 0010:tipc_udp_nl_dump_remoteip+0x4a4/0x8f0 the ub was in fact a struct dev. when bid != 0 && skip_cnt != 0, bearer_list[bid] may be NULL or other media when other thread changes it. fix this by checking media_id.

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.


CVSS v3 metrics

Base Score: 7.0
Vector String: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Version: 3.1
Attack Vector: Local
Attack Complexity: High
Privileges Required: Low
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact: High
Integrity Impact: High
Availability Impact: High

Errata information


PlatformErrataRelease Date
Oracle Linux version 10 (kernel-uek) ELSA-2025-205512025-09-08
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek) ELSA-2025-205532025-09-09
Oracle Linux version 8 (kernel-uek) ELSA-2025-205522025-09-08
Oracle Linux version 8 (kernel-uek) ELSA-2025-205532025-09-09
Oracle Linux version 9 (kernel-uek) ELSA-2025-205512025-09-08
Oracle Linux version 9 (kernel-uek) ELSA-2025-205522025-09-08


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