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CVE-2025-38061
CVE-2025-38061
PUBLISHED
net: pktgen: fix access outside of user given buffer in pktgen_thread_write()
Reported by linux · Published June 18, 2025
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: pktgen: fix access outside of user given buffer in pktgen_thread_write() Honour the user given buffer size for the strn_len() calls (otherwise strn_len() will access memory outside of the user given buffer).
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 |
| Linux | Linux | 2.6.12, 0, 5.4.294 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 2.6.12, 2.6.12, 2.6.12 |
| amazon:2 | kernel-tools | 0 |
| amazon:2 | kernel | 0 |
| amazon:2 | kernel-livepatch-4.14.355-280.672 | 0 |
| amazon:2 | kernel-devel | 0 |
| Linux | Linux | 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, 5.15.185, 2.6.12 |
| amazon:2 | kernel-headers | 0 |
| amazon:2 | perf | 0 |
| amazon:2 | python-perf | 0 |
| amazon:2 | kernel-tools-devel | 0 |
Timeline
- Jun 17, 2025 CVE Published
- Jun 18, 2025 EPSS Score (30 in total, the first dated here)
- Oct 12, 2025 PoC Published (24 in total, the first dated here)
- Mar 29, 2026 Distribution Patch (320 in total, the first dated here)
- Mar 29, 2026 Security Advisory (332 in total, the first dated here)
- Jun 9, 2026 Coalition ESS Score
- Oct 13, 2026 CVE Updated
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