DEBIAN-CVE-2025-38574
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: pptp: ensure minimal skb length in pptp_xmit() Commit aabc6596ffb3 ("net: ppp: Add bound checking for skb data on ppp_sync_txmung") fixed ppp_sync_txmunge() We need a similar fix in pptp_xmit(), otherwise we might read uninit data as reported by syzbot. BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in pptp_xmit+0xc34/0x2720 drivers/net/ppp/pptp.c:193 pptp_xmit+0xc34/0x2720 drivers/net/ppp/pptp.c:193 ppp_channel_bridge_input drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c:2290 [inline] ppp_input+0x1d6/0xe60 drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c:2314 pppoe_rcv_core+0x1e8/0x760 drivers/net/ppp/pppoe.c:379 sk_backlog_rcv+0x142/0x420 include/net/sock.h:1148 __release_sock+0x1d3/0x330 net/core/sock.c:3213 release_sock+0x6b/0x270 net/core/sock.c:3767 pppoe_sendmsg+0x15d/0xcb0 drivers/net/ppp/pppoe.c:904 sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:712 [inline] __sock_sendmsg+0x330/0x3d0 net/socket.c:727 ____sys_sendmsg+0x893/0xd80 net/socket.c:2566 ___sys_sendmsg+0x271/0x3b0 net/socket.c:2620 __sys_sendmmsg+0x2d9/0x7c0 net/socket.c:2709
Risk Scores
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:14 | linux | 6.12.38-1, 6.12.41-1, 6.12.43-1 |
| Debian:11 | linux | 5.10.92-1~bpo10+1, 0, 5.10.103-1 |
| Debian:13 | linux | 6.12.41-1, 6.12.43-1~bpo12+1, 0 |
| Debian:11 | linux-6.1 | 6.1.128-1~deb11u1, 6.1.129-1~deb11u1, * |
| Debian:12 | linux | 6.1.90-1~bpo11+1, 6.1.123-1, 6.1.27-1 |
Exploit Intelligence
- 4081.3.6.yml (github-poc)
Timeline
- Aug 19, 2025 CVE Published
- Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated