CVE-2025-38061

low-risk
Published 2025-06-18

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).

Do I need to act?

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0.08% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.5/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (2)

Affected Vendors

Debian Linux

References (10)

Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/128cdb617a87767c29be43e4431129942fce41df
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/425e64440ad0a2f03bdaf04be0ae53dededbaa77
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5bfa81539e22af4c40ae5d43d7212253462383a6
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b1d3e9db82d01a88de1795b879df67c2116b4f4
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8fef258b555c75a467a6b4b7e3a3cbc46d5f4102
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3d89f1cfe1e6d4bb164db2595511fd33db21900
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c81c2ee1c3b050ed5c4e92876590cc7a259183f6
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef1158a6a650ecee72ab40851b1d52e04d3f9cb5
Third Party Advisory https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.html
Third Party Advisory https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 7/34 · Low