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Linux Linux — rxrpc: Fix oops due to non-existence of prealloc backlog struct
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
L L L N U N N H 5.5 .0035 28.2 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
Linux 248f219cb8bcbfbd7f132752d44afa2df7c241d1 – —
Linux 4.9 – 5.4.296
TIMELINE
Apr 16 Reserved by Linux
Aug 16 Published (CNA: Linux)
Jul 30 RESCORED — CVE-2025-38514 (Linux). CVSS 7.5 → 5.5 (NVD).
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
rxrpc: Fix oops due to non-existence of prealloc backlog struct
If an AF_RXRPC service socket is opened and bound, but calls are
preallocated, then rxrpc_alloc_incoming_call() will oops because the
rxrpc_backlog struct doesn't get allocated until the first preallocation is
made.
Fix this by returning NULL from rxrpc_alloc_incoming_call() if there is no
backlog struct. This will cause the incoming call to be aborted.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
| April 16, 2025 | Reserved | Reserved by Linux |
| August 16, 2025 | Published | Published (CNA: Linux) |
| July 30, 2026 | RESCORED | RESCORED — CVE-2025-38514 (Linux). CVSS 7.5 → 5.5 (NVD). |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 2 rows
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| Linux | Linux | — | 248f219cb8bcbfbd7f132752d44afa2df7c241d1 | — |
| Linux | Linux | — | 4.9 | 5.4.296 |
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