CVE-2025-38120Missing Initialization of Resource in Linux

Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
OSV3.2
EPSS
0.0%
top 85.90%
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: netfilter: nf_set_pipapo_avx2: fix initial map fill If the first field doesn't cover the entire start map, then we must zero out the remainder, else we leak those bits into the next match round map. The early fix was incomplete and did only fix up the generic C implementation. A followup patch adds a test case to nft_concat_range.sh.

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 Packages4 packages

NVDlinux/linux_kernel5.15.1655.15.186+4
Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 6.1.147-1+2
Ubuntulinux/linux_kernel< 5.15.0-156.166+1
CVEListV5linux/linux77bf0c4ab928ca4c9a99311f4f70ba0c17fecba98164d0efaf370c425dc69a1e8216940d09e7de0c+8

Also affects: Debian Linux 11.0

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

35
OSV
linux-azure-6.8 vulnerabilities2026-03-25
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

32
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities2026-03-25
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-2025-38120 — Missing Initialization of Resource | cvebase