PT-2025-25835 · Linux+6 · Linux Kernel+6

Published 2025-02-21 · Updated 2026-04-20 · CVE-2025-38061

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)

Description A vulnerability has been resolved in the Linux kernel. The issue is related to the pktgen thread write() function, where access outside of a user-given buffer occurred. The fix involves honoring the user-given buffer size for the strn len() calls to prevent accessing memory outside of the buffer.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-120

Related Identifiers

AZL-63995

BDU:2025-11835

CVE-2025-38061

DLA-4327-1

DLA-4328-1

DSA-5973-1

ECHO-99C7-22AA-7AC1

OESA-2025-1878

OESA-2025-1879

OESA-2025-1880

SUSE-SU-2025:02334-1

SUSE-SU-2025:02853-1

SUSE-SU-2025:02923-1

SUSE-SU-2025:02969-1

SUSE-SU-2025:02996-1

SUSE-SU-2025:02997-1

SUSE-SU-2025:03011-1

SUSE-SU-2025:03023-1

SUSE-SU-2025:20577-1

SUSE-SU-2025:20586-1

SUSE-SU-2025:20601-1

SUSE-SU-2025:20602-1

SUSE-SU-2025_02334-1

SUSE-SU-2025_02853-1

SUSE-SU-2025_02969-1

SUSE-SU-2025_02996-1

SUSE-SU-2025_02997-1

SUSE-SU-2025_03011-1

SUSE-SU-2025_03023-1

USN-7704-1

USN-7704-2

USN-7704-3

USN-7704-4

USN-7704-5

USN-7711-1

USN-7712-1

USN-7712-2

USN-7769-1

USN-7769-2

USN-7769-3

USN-7770-1

USN-7771-1

USN-7789-1

USN-7789-2

USN-8028-1

USN-8028-2

USN-8028-3

USN-8028-4

USN-8028-5

USN-8028-6

USN-8028-7

USN-8028-8

USN-8031-1

USN-8031-2

USN-8031-3

USN-8052-1

USN-8052-2

USN-8074-1

USN-8074-2

USN-8126-1

Affected Products

Astra Linux

Debian

Linuxmint

Linux Kernel

Red Os

Suse

Ubuntu

References · 2705

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/38xxx/CVE-2025-38061.json · Exploit
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-38145 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-40238 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-38714 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-40169 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-40105 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-40070 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-38474 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7704-2 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-37828 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-38090 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-40127 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-38117 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-68222 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-40281 · Vendor Advisory