CVE-2025-38550
What it is
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: mcast: Delay put pmc->idev in mld_del_delrec() pmc->idev is still used in ip6_mc_clear_src(), so as mld_clear_delrec() does, the reference should be put after ip6_mc_clear_src() return.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.2% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.8 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.2% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Linux Kernel < 5.15.190
- Linux Kernel < 6.1.147
- Linux Kernel < 6.6.100
- Linux Kernel < 6.12.40
- Linux Kernel < 6.15.8
- Linux Kernel 6.16
- Debian Linux 11.0
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 7.8
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
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Fix and advisories
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f18e0130194550dff734e155029ae734378b5ea
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e4eec86fe5f6b3fdbc702d1d36ac2a6e7ec0806
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/728db00a14cacb37f36e9382ab5fad55caf890cc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7929d27c747eafe8fca3eecd74a334503ee4c839
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae3264a25a4635531264728859dbe9c659fad554
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dcbc346f50a009d8b7f4e330f9f2e22d6442fa26
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b5b413094af8d88a31b5df3fd262f6baca53841
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f18e0130194550dff734e155029ae734378b5ea
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e4eec86fe5f6b3fdbc702d1d36ac2a6e7ec0806
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/728db00a14cacb37f36e9382ab5fad55caf890cc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7929d27c747eafe8fca3eecd74a334503ee4c839
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae3264a25a4635531264728859dbe9c659fad554
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dcbc346f50a009d8b7f4e330f9f2e22d6442fa26
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html