#VU114287 Infinite loop in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38587
Published: August 20, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU114287
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-38587
CWE-ID: CWE-835
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop within the fib6_info_uses_dev() function in net/ipv6/route.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/16d21816c0918f8058b5fc14cbe8595d62046e2d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9cb6de8ee144a94ae7a40bdb32560329ab7276f0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bc85e62394f008fa848c4ba02c936c735a3e8ef5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/db65739d406c72776fbdbbc334be827ef05880d2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e09be457b71b983a085312ff9e981f51e4ed3211
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8d8ce1b515a0a6af72b30502670a406cfb75073