CVE-2025-38057 — Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime in Linux

CWE-401 — Missing Release of Memory after Effective LifetimeCWE-772 — Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime56 documents7 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
OSV3.2
EPSS
0.1%
top 72.52%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
16
LinuxLinux KernelDebian Linux+13 more
Timeline
PublishedJun 18
Latest updateApr 17

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: espintcp: fix skb leaks A few error paths are missing a kfree_skb.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages18 packages

▶NVDlinux/linux_kernel5.6 — 6.12.31+2
▶Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 6.1.159-1+2
▶Ubuntulinux/linux_kernel< 6.8.0-100.100

Patches

Patch: git.kernel.org ↗Patch: git.kernel.org ↗Patch: git.kernel.org ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

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OSV
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OSV
linux-azure-fips vulnerabilities↗2026-03-04
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OSV
linux-azure vulnerabilities↗2026-03-04
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OSV
linux-ibm, linux-ibm-6.8 vulnerabilities↗2026-02-24
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OSV
linux-xilinx vulnerabilities↗2026-02-24
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📋Vendor Advisories

30
Ubuntu
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilities↗2026-04-17
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerabilities↗2026-04-17
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Real-time) vulnerabilities↗2026-04-17
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities↗2026-04-16
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