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Linux Linux — net/tls: fix kernel panic when alloc_page failed
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
L L L N U N N H 5.5 .0041 34.2 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
Linux 84c61fe1a75b4255df1e1e7c054c9e6d048da417 – —
Linux 6.0 – 6.1.140
TIMELINE
Apr 16 Reserved by Linux
Jun 18 Published (CNA: Linux)
Jul 30 RESCORED — CVE-2025-38018 (Linux). CVSS 7.5 → 5.5 (NVD).
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net/tls: fix kernel panic when alloc_page failed
We cannot set frag_list to NULL pointer when alloc_page failed.
It will be used in tls_strp_check_queue_ok when the next time
tls_strp_read_sock is called.
This is because we don't reset full_len in tls_strp_flush_anchor_copy()
so the recv path will try to continue handling the partial record
on the next call but we dettached the rcvq from the frag list.
Alternative fix would be to reset full_len.
Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference
at virtual address 0000000000000028
Call trace:
tls_strp_check_rcv+0x128/0x27c
tls_strp_data_ready+0x34/0x44
tls_data_ready+0x3c/0x1f0
tcp_data_ready+0x9c/0xe4
tcp_data_queue+0xf6c/0x12d0
tcp_rcv_established+0x52c/0x798
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
| April 16, 2025 | Reserved | Reserved by Linux |
| June 18, 2025 | Published | Published (CNA: Linux) |
| July 30, 2026 | RESCORED | RESCORED — CVE-2025-38018 (Linux). CVSS 7.5 → 5.5 (NVD). |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 2 rows
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| Linux | Linux | — | 84c61fe1a75b4255df1e1e7c054c9e6d048da417 | — |
| Linux | Linux | — | 6.0 | 6.1.140 |
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