#VU114506 Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38639
Published: August 28, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU114506
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-2025-38639
CWE-ID: CWE-125
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 an out-of-bounds read error within the nfacct_mt_checkentry() function in net/netfilter/xt_nfacct.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/58004aa21e79addaf41667bfe65e93ec51653f18
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/58007fc7b94fb2702000045ff401eb7f5bde7828
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c1ae471da69c09242834e956218ea6a42dd405a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf58e667af7d96c8eb9411f926a0a0955f41ce21
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/df13c9c6ce1d55c31d1bd49db65a7fbbd86aab13
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e18939176e657a3a20bfbed357b8c55a9f82aba3