CVE-2025-38551
BaseFortify
Publication date: 2025-08-16
Last updated on: 2025-11-18
Assigner: kernel.org
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.16 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.16 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.16 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.16 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.16 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.16 |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 5.15.160 (inc) to 5.16 (inc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 5.15.160 (inc) to 5.16 (inc) |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-667 | The product does not properly acquire or release a lock on a resource, leading to unexpected resource state changes and behaviors. |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability is a deadlock issue in the Linux kernel's virtio-net driver. It occurs during the probing process when the virtual machine monitor (VMM) sends a VIRTIO_NET_S_ANNOUNCE request while the driver is still initializing. The deadlock happens because the rtnl_lock() function is called recursively in a sequence of function calls, causing the system to hang.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
This vulnerability can cause a deadlock in the Linux kernel's networking driver, potentially leading to system hangs or unresponsiveness in virtualized environments using virtio-net. This can disrupt network functionality and affect the stability of virtual machines.