CVE-2025-38551

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel 6.11.2-6.12.40, 6.12.0-6.12.40, 6.13.0-6.15.8 - Denial of Service via Recursive rtnl_lock() Deadlock

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: virtio-net: fix recursived rtnl_lock() during probe() The deadlock appears in a stack trace like: virtnet_probe() rtnl_lock() virtio_config_changed_work() netdev_notify_peers() rtnl_lock() It happens if the VMM sends a VIRTIO_NET_S_ANNOUNCE request while the virtio-net driver is still probing. The config_work in probe() will get scheduled until virtnet_open() enables the config change notification via virtio_config_driver_enable().

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0011
EPSS Percentile 1.3%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-667
Status published
Products (14)
linux/Kernel 6.12.0 - 6.12.40linux
linux/Kernel 6.13.0 - 6.15.8linux
Linux/Linux < 6.12
Linux/Linux 6.11.2 - 6.12
Linux/Linux 6.12
Linux/Linux 6.12.40 - 6.12.*
Linux/Linux 6.15.8 - 6.15.*
Linux/Linux 6.16
Linux/Linux cb06b26bb2e6d2c6a32f65f7bb1b7dcbe033d675
Linux/Linux df28de7b00502761eba62490f413c65c9b175ed9 - 3859f137b3c1fa1f0031d54263234566bdcdd7aa
... and 4 more
Published Aug 16, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026