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CVE-2025-38639
published 2025-08-22

CVE-2025-38639: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: xt_nfacct: don't assume acct name is null-terminated BUG: KASAN…

medium5.5CVSS 3.1
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: xt_nfacct: don't assume acct name is null-terminated BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in .. lib/vsprintf.c:721 Read of size 1 at addr ffff88801eac95c8 by task syz-executor183/5851 [..] string+0x231/0x2b0 lib/vsprintf.c:721 vsnprintf+0x739/0xf00 lib/vsprintf.c:2874 [..] nfacct_mt_checkentry+0xd2/0xe0 net/netfilter/xt_nfacct.c:41 xt_check_match+0x3d1/0xab0 net/netfilter/x_tables.c:523 nfnl_acct_find_get() handles non-null input, but the error printk relied on its presence.

Affected

39 ranges· showing 25
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debiandebian_linux
debianlinux< linux 6.1.148-1 (bookworm)linux 6.1.148-1 (bookworm)
debianlinux-6.1< linux 6.1.148-1 (bookworm)linux 6.1.148-1 (bookworm)
linuxlinux
linuxlinux>= ceb98d03eac5704820f2ac1f370c9ff385e3a9f5 < 66d41268ede1e1b6e71ba28be923397ff0b2b9c366d41268ede1e1b6e71ba28be923397ff0b2b9c3
linuxlinux>= ceb98d03eac5704820f2ac1f370c9ff385e3a9f5 < e021a1eee196887536a6630c5492c23a4c78d452e021a1eee196887536a6630c5492c23a4c78d452
linuxlinux>= ceb98d03eac5704820f2ac1f370c9ff385e3a9f5 < b10cfa2de13d28ddd03210eb234422b7ec92725ab10cfa2de13d28ddd03210eb234422b7ec92725a
linuxlinux>= ceb98d03eac5704820f2ac1f370c9ff385e3a9f5 < e18939176e657a3a20bfbed357b8c55a9f82aba3e18939176e657a3a20bfbed357b8c55a9f82aba3
linuxlinux>= ceb98d03eac5704820f2ac1f370c9ff385e3a9f5 < 58004aa21e79addaf41667bfe65e93ec51653f1858004aa21e79addaf41667bfe65e93ec51653f18
linuxlinux>= ceb98d03eac5704820f2ac1f370c9ff385e3a9f5 < 7c1ae471da69c09242834e956218ea6a42dd405a7c1ae471da69c09242834e956218ea6a42dd405a
linuxlinux>= ceb98d03eac5704820f2ac1f370c9ff385e3a9f5 < 58007fc7b94fb2702000045ff401eb7f5bde782858007fc7b94fb2702000045ff401eb7f5bde7828
linuxlinux>= ceb98d03eac5704820f2ac1f370c9ff385e3a9f5 < df13c9c6ce1d55c31d1bd49db65a7fbbd86aab13df13c9c6ce1d55c31d1bd49db65a7fbbd86aab13
linuxlinux>= ceb98d03eac5704820f2ac1f370c9ff385e3a9f5 < bf58e667af7d96c8eb9411f926a0a0955f41ce21bf58e667af7d96c8eb9411f926a0a0955f41ce21
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 5.10.244-15.10.244-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.1.148-16.1.148-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.12.43-16.12.43-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.16.3-16.16.3-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 5.15.0-163.1735.15.0-163.173
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.8.0-100.1006.8.0-100.100
linuxlinux_kernel>= 3.3 < 5.4.2975.4.297
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.11 < 5.15.1905.15.190
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.16 < 6.1.1486.1.148
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.5 < 5.10.2415.10.241
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.13 < 6.15.106.15.10
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.16 < 6.16.16.16.1

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
CVE-2025-38639 — Out-of-bounds Read in Linux | cvebase