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CVE-2025-38542
published 2025-08-16

CVE-2025-38542: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: appletalk: Fix device refcount leak in atrtr_create() When updating an existing route…

PriorityP418medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.17%
6.3th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: appletalk: Fix device refcount leak in atrtr_create() When updating an existing route entry in atrtr_create(), the old device reference was not being released before assigning the new device, leading to a device refcount leak. Fix this by calling dev_put() to release the old device reference before holding the new one.

Affected

46 ranges· showing 25
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debiandebian_linux
debianlinux< linux 6.1.147-1 (bookworm)linux 6.1.147-1 (bookworm)
debianlinux-6.1< linux 6.1.147-1 (bookworm)linux 6.1.147-1 (bookworm)
linuxlinux
linuxlinux>= c7f905f0f6d49ed8c1aa4566c31f0383a0ba0c9d < b92bedf71f25303e203a4e657489d76691a58119b92bedf71f25303e203a4e657489d76691a58119
linuxlinux>= c7f905f0f6d49ed8c1aa4566c31f0383a0ba0c9d < a7852b01793669248dce0348d14df89e77a32afda7852b01793669248dce0348d14df89e77a32afd
linuxlinux>= c7f905f0f6d49ed8c1aa4566c31f0383a0ba0c9d < b2f5dfa87367fdce9f8b995bc6c38f64f9ea2c90b2f5dfa87367fdce9f8b995bc6c38f64f9ea2c90
linuxlinux>= c7f905f0f6d49ed8c1aa4566c31f0383a0ba0c9d < d2e9f50f0bdad73b64a871f25186b899624518c4d2e9f50f0bdad73b64a871f25186b899624518c4
linuxlinux>= c7f905f0f6d49ed8c1aa4566c31f0383a0ba0c9d < 4a17370da6e476d3d275534e9e9cd2d02c57ca464a17370da6e476d3d275534e9e9cd2d02c57ca46
linuxlinux>= c7f905f0f6d49ed8c1aa4566c31f0383a0ba0c9d < 473f3eadfc73b0fb6d8dee5829d19a5772e387f7473f3eadfc73b0fb6d8dee5829d19a5772e387f7
linuxlinux>= c7f905f0f6d49ed8c1aa4566c31f0383a0ba0c9d < 64124cf0aab0dd1e18c0fb5ae66e45741e727f8b64124cf0aab0dd1e18c0fb5ae66e45741e727f8b
linuxlinux>= c7f905f0f6d49ed8c1aa4566c31f0383a0ba0c9d < 711c80f7d8b163d3ecd463cd96f07230f488e750711c80f7d8b163d3ecd463cd96f07230f488e750
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 5.10.244-15.10.244-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.1.147-16.1.147-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.12.41-16.12.41-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.16.3-16.16.3-1

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.15.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
osv5.5MEDIUM
vendor_debian5.5MEDIUM
vendor_msrc5.5MEDIUM
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
vendor_ubuntu3.2LOW
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