CVE-2025-38061
Published: June 21, 2025Last modified: June 21, 2025
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: pktgen: fix access outside of user given buffer in pktgen_thread_write() Honour the user given buffer size for the strn_len() calls (otherwise strn_len() will access memory outside of the user given buffer).
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 5.5 |
| Attack Vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | LOW |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | NONE |
| Integrity impact | NONE |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | linux-lts | Fixed (6.1.141-r0) |
| 25 LTS | linux-lts | Fixed (6.12.41-r0) | |
| Stream | linux-lts | Fixed (6.12.41-r0) |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/128cdb617a87767c29be43e4431129942fce41df
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/425e64440ad0a2f03bdaf04be0ae53dededbaa77
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5bfa81539e22af4c40ae5d43d7212253462383a6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b1d3e9db82d01a88de1795b879df67c2116b4f4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8fef258b555c75a467a6b4b7e3a3cbc46d5f4102
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3d89f1cfe1e6d4bb164db2595511fd33db21900
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c81c2ee1c3b050ed5c4e92876590cc7a259183f6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef1158a6a650ecee72ab40851b1d52e04d3f9cb5
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html