CVE-2025-38057
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BaseFortify
Publication date: 2025-06-18
Last updated on: 2026-03-17
Assigner: kernel.org
Description
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
espintcp: fix skb leaks
A few error paths are missing a kfree_skb.
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | From 5.15.160 (inc) to 5.16 (inc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.15 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.15 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.15 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.15 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.15 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.15 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.15 |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 5.15.160 (inc) to 5.16 (inc) |
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Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-401 | The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, making the memory unavailable for reallocation and reuse. |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability in the Linux kernel involves the espintcp component where some error paths were missing calls to kfree_skb, which is a function used to free socket buffers (skb). This omission caused memory leaks of socket buffers.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The vulnerability can lead to memory leaks in the Linux kernel, which may cause increased memory usage and potentially degrade system performance or stability over time.
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