CVE-2025-38678

MEDIUM

Linux kernel - Use After Free

Title source: llm

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nf_tables: reject duplicate device on updates A chain/flowtable update with duplicated devices in the same batch is possible. Unfortunately, netdev event path only removes the first device that is found, leaving unregistered the hook of the duplicated device. Check if a duplicated device exists in the transaction batch, bail out with EEXIST in such case. WARNING is hit when unregistering the hook: [49042.221275] WARNING: CPU: 4 PID: 8425 at net/netfilter/core.c:340 nf_hook_entry_head+0xaa/0x150 [49042.221375] CPU: 4 UID: 0 PID: 8425 Comm: nft Tainted: G S 6.16.0+ #170 PREEMPT(full) [...] [49042.221382] RIP: 0010:nf_hook_entry_head+0xaa/0x150

Exploits (1)

nomisec WORKING POC
by guard-wait · poc
https://github.com/guard-wait/CVE-2025-38678_POC

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0003
EPSS Percentile 8.2%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

Status published
Products (8)
linux/Kernel 5.11.0 - 5.15.197linux
linux/Kernel 5.16.0 - 6.1.159linux
linux/Kernel 5.8.0 - 5.10.247linux
linux/Kernel 6.13.0 - 6.16.2linux
linux/Kernel 6.2.0 - 6.6.117linux
linux/Kernel 6.7.0 - 6.12.59linux
linux/linux_kernel 6.17 rc1
linux/linux_kernel 5.8 - 6.6.117
Published Sep 03, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026