CVE-2025-38514 — Incorrect Check of Function Return Value in Linux
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 96.43%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedAug 16
Latest updateMar 25
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
rxrpc: Fix oops due to non-existence of prealloc backlog struct
If an AF_RXRPC service socket is opened and bound, but calls are
preallocated, then rxrpc_alloc_incoming_call() will oops because the
rxrpc_backlog struct doesn't get allocated until the first preallocation is
made.
Fix this by returning NULL from rxrpc_alloc_incoming_call() if there is no
backlog struct. This will cause the incoming call to be aborted.
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 Packages3 packages
▶CVEListV5linux/linux248f219cb8bcbfbd7f132752d44afa2df7c241d1 — bf0ca6a1bc4fb904b598137c6718785a107e3adf+8
Also affects: Debian Linux 11.0
Patches
🔴Vulnerability Details
3OSV▶
CVE-2025-38514: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rxrpc: Fix oops due to non-existence of prealloc backlog struct If an AF_RXRPC ser↗2025-08-16
GHSA▶
GHSA-vc22-mx78-4mgj: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
rxrpc: Fix oops due to non-existence of prealloc backlog struct
If an AF_RXRPC s↗2025-08-16