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CVE-2025-38184MEDIUM
Linux Linux — tipc: fix null-ptr-deref when acquiring remote ip of ethernet bearer
  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   L   N  U  N  N  H    5.5   .0017    7.0     —
AFFECTED
  Product  Versions                                    Fixed
  Linux    832629ca5c313e122b22b8e73a6d80f111b1a1ae –  —
  Linux    4.9 –                                       5.4.295
TIMELINE
  Apr 16  Reserved by Linux
  Jul 4   Published (CNA: Linux)
  Jul 30  RESCORED — CVE-2025-38184 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 5.5 (NVD).
CWE-476 · CNA: Linux · CVSS v3.1 · 10 references · NVD status: Modified

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tipc: fix null-ptr-deref when acquiring remote ip of ethernet bearer The reproduction steps: 1. create a tun interface 2. enable l2 bearer 3. TIPC_NL_UDP_GET_REMOTEIP with media name set to tun tipc: Started in network mode tipc: Node identity 8af312d38a21, cluster identity 4711 tipc: Enabled bearer <eth:syz_tun>, priority 1 Oops: general protection fault KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range CPU: 1 UID: 1000 PID: 559 Comm: poc Not tainted 6.16.0-rc1+ #117 PREEMPT Hardware name: QEMU Ubuntu 24.04 PC RIP: 0010:tipc_udp_nl_dump_remoteip+0x4a4/0x8f0 the ub was in fact a struct dev. when bid != 0 && skip_cnt != 0, bearer_list[bid] may be NULL or other media when other thread changes it. fix this by checking media_id.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
DateEventDetail
April 16, 2025ReservedReserved by Linux
July 4, 2025PublishedPublished (CNA: Linux)
July 30, 2026RESCOREDRESCORED — CVE-2025-38184 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 5.5 (NVD).

Affected

Affected products and packages — 2 rows
VendorProduct / PackageEcosystemVersion introducedFixed
LinuxLinux832629ca5c313e122b22b8e73a6d80f111b1a1ae
LinuxLinux4.95.4.295

Weaknesses

CWE-476

References (10)

Related

Authoritative record: CVE-2025-38184 at cve.org

Vendors: linux

Weaknesses: CWE-476

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