CVE-2025-38622Heap-based Buffer Overflow in Linux

Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 96.43%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedAug 22
Latest updateMar 25

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: drop UFO packets in udp_rcv_segment() When sending a packet with virtio_net_hdr to tun device, if the gso_type in virtio_net_hdr is SKB_GSO_UDP and the gso_size is less than udphdr size, below crash may happen. ------------[ cut here ]------------ kernel BUG at net/core/skbuff.c:4572! Oops: invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] SMP NOPTI CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 62 Comm: mytest Not tainted 6.16.0-rc7 #203 PREEMPT(voluntary) Hardware name:

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

NVDlinux/linux_kernel5.05.4.297+7
Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 5.10.244-1+3
CVEListV5linux/linuxcf329aa42b6659204fee865bbce0ea20462552eb72f97d3cb791e26492236b2be7fd70d2c6222555+9

Also affects: Debian Linux 11.0

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
OSV
CVE-2025-38622: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: drop UFO packets in udp_rcv_segment() When sending a packet with virtio_net_h2025-08-22
GHSA
GHSA-mrx6-v6w2-5q3x: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: drop UFO packets in udp_rcv_segment() When sending a packet with virtio_net2025-08-22
CVEList
net: drop UFO packets in udp_rcv_segment()2025-08-22

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CVE-2025-38622 — Heap-based Buffer Overflow in Linux | cvebase