CVE-2025-38683 — NULL Pointer Dereference in Linux
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
OSV4.7
EPSS
0.0%
top 96.43%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedSep 4
Latest updateFeb 24
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
hv_netvsc: Fix panic during namespace deletion with VF
The existing code move the VF NIC to new namespace when NETDEV_REGISTER is
received on netvsc NIC. During deletion of the namespace,
default_device_exit_batch() >> default_device_exit_net() is called. When
netvsc NIC is moved back and registered to the default namespace, it
automatically brings VF NIC back to the default namespace. This will cause
the default_device_exit_n…
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/linux3eb6aa870057da9f1304db660f68b9c2eb7e856d — 3ca41ab55d23a0aa71661a5a56a8f06c11db90dc+11
Also affects: Debian Linux 11.0