PT-2025-33598 · Linux+4 · Linux Kernel+4

Published

2025-07-16

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Updated

2026-04-20

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CVE-2025-38551

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

VectorAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description: A deadlock issue was resolved in the virtio-net driver. The issue occurs when a VIRTIO NET S ANNOUNCE request is sent by the Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) while the virtio-net driver is still probing. This leads to a recursive call to rtnl lock() within the virtnet probe() function, specifically during the execution of virtio config changed work() and netdev notify peers().
Recommendations: At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Improper Locking

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-833CWE-667

Related Identifiers

BDU:2025-15019
CVE-2025-38551
OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20287-1
SUSE-SU-2026:20555-1
SUSE-SU-2026:20599-1
SUSE-SU-2026:20615-1
USN-7879-1
USN-7879-2
USN-7879-3
USN-7879-4
USN-7880-1
USN-7934-1
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
Linuxmint
Linux Kernel
Red Os
Ubuntu