#VU112316 Improper error handling in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38181
Published: July 5, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU112316
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-2025-38181
CWE-ID: CWE-388
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 improper error handling within the calipso_req_setattr() and calipso_req_delattr() functions in net/ipv6/calipso.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/058dd4a370f23a5553a9449f2db53d5bfa88d45e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/10876da918fa1aec0227fb4c67647513447f53a9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/956f1499412ed0953f6a116df7fdb855e9f1fc66
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/988edde4d52d5c02ea4dd95d7619372a5e2fb7b7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bde8833eb075ba8e8674de88e32de6b669966451
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d092c7fd8e220b23d6c47e03d7d0cc79e731f379
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc724bd34d56f5589f7587a091a8cda2386826c4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f4ae0f61dd9a63329ecb49b1e6356139d43240b8