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AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV L L L N U N N H 5.5 .0017 6.4 —
AFFECTED Product Versions Fixed Linux c7f905f0f6d49ed8c1aa4566c31f0383a0ba0c9d – — Linux 2.6.12 – 5.4.296
TIMELINE Apr 16 Reserved by Linux Aug 16 Published (CNA: Linux) Jul 30 RESCORED — CVE-2025-38542 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 5.5 (NVD).
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: appletalk: Fix device refcount leak in atrtr_create() When updating an existing route entry in atrtr_create(), the old device reference was not being released before assigning the new device, leading to a device refcount leak. Fix this by calling dev_put() to release the old device reference before holding the new one.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| April 16, 2025 | Reserved | Reserved by Linux |
| August 16, 2025 | Published | Published (CNA: Linux) |
| July 30, 2026 | RESCORED | RESCORED — CVE-2025-38542 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 5.5 (NVD). |
Authoritative record: CVE-2025-38542 at cve.org
Vendors: linux
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