CVE-2025-38430Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions in Linux

Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
OSV5.6OSV3.2
EPSS
0.0%
top 88.46%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedJul 25
Latest updateMar 25

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nfsd: nfsd4_spo_must_allow() must check this is a v4 compound request If the request being processed is not a v4 compound request, then examining the cstate can have undefined results. This patch adds a check that the rpc procedure being executed (rq_procinfo) is the NFSPROC4_COMPOUND procedure.

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_kernel5.55.10.239+6
Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 5.10.244-1+3
Ubuntulinux/linux_kernel< 5.15.0-156.166+1
CVEListV5linux/linuxed94164398c935a42be7b129a478eb19c598b68abf78a2706ce975981eb5167f2d3b609eb5d24c19+8

Also affects: Debian Linux 11.0

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

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📋Vendor Advisories

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CVE-2025-38430 — Linux vulnerability | cvebase