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Linux Linux — virtio-net: ensure the received length does not exceed allocated size
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
L L L N U H H H 7.8 .0018 7.5 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
Linux 4941d472bf95b4345d6e38906fcf354e74afa311 – —
Linux 4.14 – 5.4.297
TIMELINE
Apr 16 Reserved by Linux
Jul 25 Published (CNA: Linux)
Jul 30 RESCORED — CVE-2025-38375 (Linux). CVSS 8.4 → 7.8 (NVD).
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
virtio-net: ensure the received length does not exceed allocated size
In xdp_linearize_page, when reading the following buffers from the ring,
we forget to check the received length with the true allocate size. This
can lead to an out-of-bound read. This commit adds that missing check.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
| April 16, 2025 | Reserved | Reserved by Linux |
| July 25, 2025 | Published | Published (CNA: Linux) |
| July 30, 2026 | RESCORED | RESCORED — CVE-2025-38375 (Linux). CVSS 8.4 → 7.8 (NVD). |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 2 rows
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| Linux | Linux | — | 4941d472bf95b4345d6e38906fcf354e74afa311 | — |
| Linux | Linux | — | 4.14 | 5.4.297 |
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