CVE-2025-38310

high

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: seg6: Fix validation of nexthop addresses The kernel currently validates that the length of the provided nexthop address does not exceed the specified length. This can lead to the kernel reading uninitialized memory if user space provided a shorter length than the specified one. Fix by validating that the provided length exactly matches the specified one.

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5d9fd13bc19a3f9f2a951c5b6e934d84205789e

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d2507aeea45b3c5aa24d5daae0cf3db76895c0b7

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cef33a86bcb04ecf4dc10c56f6c42ee9d1c54bac

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cd4cd09810211fa23609c5c1018352e9e1cd8e5a

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7632fedb266d93ed0ed9f487133e6c6314a9b2d1

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/668923c474608dd9ebce0fbcc41bd8a27aa73dd6

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2025-07-10

Updated: 2025-07-10

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00024