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DEBIAN-CVE-2025-38542
DEBIAN-CVE-2025-38542
PUBLISHED
CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: appletalk: Fix device refcount leak in atrtr_create() When updating an existing route entry in atrtr_create(), the old device reference was not being released before assigning the new device, leading to a device refcount leak. Fix this by calling dev_put() to release the old device reference before holding the new one.
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.1
5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:11 | linux | 5.10.223-1, 5.10.120-1, 5.10.179-3 |
| Debian:14 | linux | 6.13~rc6-1~exp1, 6.13~rc7-1~exp1, 0 |
| Debian:13 | linux | 6.12.38-1, 0 |
| Debian:12 | linux | 6.1.85-1, 0, 6.1.106-2 |
| Debian:11 | linux-6.1 | 0, 6.1.106-3~deb11u3, 6.1.112-1~deb11u1 |
Timeline
- Aug 16, 2025 CVE Published
- Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated