SB20250619217 - Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel core
Published: June 19, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250619217
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-38061)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read error within the pktgen_thread_write() function in net/core/pktgen.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/128cdb617a87767c29be43e4431129942fce41df
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/425e64440ad0a2f03bdaf04be0ae53dededbaa77
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5bfa81539e22af4c40ae5d43d7212253462383a6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b1d3e9db82d01a88de1795b879df67c2116b4f4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8fef258b555c75a467a6b4b7e3a3cbc46d5f4102
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3d89f1cfe1e6d4bb164db2595511fd33db21900
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c81c2ee1c3b050ed5c4e92876590cc7a259183f6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef1158a6a650ecee72ab40851b1d52e04d3f9cb5