CVE-2025-38061

net: pktgen: fix access outside of user given buffer in pktgen_thread_write()

Severity Score

7.1

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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).

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).

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2025-04-16 CVE Reserved
2025-06-18 CVE Published
2025-06-18 CVE Updated
2025-06-18 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CAPEC

References (8)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3d89f1cfe1e6d4bb164db2595511fd33db21900	2025-06-04
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5bfa81539e22af4c40ae5d43d7212253462383a6	2025-06-04
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/128cdb617a87767c29be43e4431129942fce41df	2025-06-04
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef1158a6a650ecee72ab40851b1d52e04d3f9cb5	2025-06-04
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c81c2ee1c3b050ed5c4e92876590cc7a259183f6	2025-06-04
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b1d3e9db82d01a88de1795b879df67c2116b4f4	2025-05-29
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8fef258b555c75a467a6b4b7e3a3cbc46d5f4102	2025-05-29
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/425e64440ad0a2f03bdaf04be0ae53dededbaa77	2025-02-21

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				< 5.4.294 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " < 5.4.294"		en		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				< 5.10.238 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " < 5.10.238"		en		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				< 5.15.185 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " < 5.15.185"		en		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				< 6.1.141 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " < 6.1.141"		en		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				< 6.6.93 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " < 6.6.93"		en		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				< 6.12.31 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " < 6.12.31"		en		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				< 6.14.9 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " < 6.14.9"		en		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				< 6.15 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " < 6.15"		en		Affected