CVE-2025-38413 is a medium-severity vulnerability in the Linux kernel's virtio-net component, specifically affecting the XDP receive path. The flaw stems from an incorrect length check when processing network frames, potentially allowing a local attacker to cause a denial of service (system crash) due to an out-of-bounds write. While the attack complexity is low and no user interaction is required, the impact is limited to availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 6.11, < 6.12.37CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 6.13, < 6.15.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.16CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.16CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.16CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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