CVE Catalog

CVE-2025-38542

HighCVSS 7.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.17%

6th percentile - higher than 6% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel Appletalk protocol (net/appletalk), the atrtr_create() function did not release the old device reference before assigning a new one when updating an existing route entry, leading to a device refcount leak.

Risk Assessment

Device reference leak can lead to kernel resource exhaustion and potentially denial of service (DoS).

Recommendation

Apply the Linux kernel patch that adds a dev_put() call to release the old device reference before holding the new one.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: appletalk: Fix device refcount leak in atrtr_create() When updating an existing route entry in atrtr_create(), the old device reference was not being released before assigning the new device, leading to a device refcount leak. Fix this by calling dev_put() to release the old device reference before holding the new one.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS