CVE-2025-38101Out-of-bounds Write in Linux

Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
OSV3.2
EPSS
0.1%
top 84.01%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedJul 3
Latest updateMar 25

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ring-buffer: Fix buffer locking in ring_buffer_subbuf_order_set() Enlarge the critical section in ring_buffer_subbuf_order_set() to ensure that error handling takes place with per-buffer mutex held, thus preventing list corruption and other concurrency-related issues.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages14 packages

NVDlinux/linux_kernel6.86.12.34+1
Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 6.12.35-1+1
Ubuntulinux/linux_kernel< 6.8.0-100.100
CVEListV5linux/linuxf9b94daa542a8d2532f0930f01cd9aec2d19621be09c0600beea469b3ebf974464e526a02d59ad62+3
debiandebian/linux< linux 6.12.35-1 (forky)

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

25
OSV
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OSV
linux-azure-fips vulnerabilities2026-03-04
OSV
linux-azure vulnerabilities2026-03-04
OSV
linux-ibm, linux-ibm-6.8 vulnerabilities2026-02-24
OSV
linux-xilinx vulnerabilities2026-02-24

📋Vendor Advisories

25
Ubuntu
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities2026-03-04
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Azure FIPS) vulnerabilities2026-03-04
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Xilinx) vulnerabilities2026-02-24
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (IBM) vulnerabilities2026-02-24
CVE-2025-38101 — Out-of-bounds Write in Linux | cvebase