CVE-2025-38460
Medium
Elevated severity or exploit probability.
CVSS base
7.0
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS — probability of exploitation (30 days)
0.2%
6.1th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness / dates
CWE-476
Published 2025-07-25 · modified 2026-07-30
CVSS breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
| Attack Vector | L | Local |
| Attack Complexity | H | High |
| Privileges Required | L | Low |
| User Interaction | N | None |
| Scope | U | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | H | High |
| Integrity | H | High |
| Availability | H | High |
Timeline
- 2025-07-25 — Published (NVD)
- 2026-07-30 — Last modified (NVD)
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: atm: clip: Fix potential null-ptr-deref in to_atmarpd(). atmarpd is protected by RTNL since commit f3a0592b37b8 ("[ATM]: clip causes unregister hang"). However, it is not enough because to_atmarpd() is called without RTNL, especially clip_neigh_solicit() / neigh_ops->solicit() is unsleepable. Also, there is no RTNL dependency around atmarpd. Let's use a private mutex and RCU to protect access to atmarpd in to_atmarpd().
Affected
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06935c50cfa3ac57cce80bba67b6d38ec1406e92
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3251ce3979f41bd228f77a7615f9dd616d06a110
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36caab990b69ef4eec1d81c52a19f080b7daa059
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/706cc36477139c1616a9b2b96610a8bb520b7119
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70eac9ba7ce25d99c1d99bbf4ddb058940f631f9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a4c5785feb979cd996a99cfaad8bf353b2e79301
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee4d9e4ddf3f9c4ee2ec0a3aad6196ee36d30e57
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f58e4270c73e7f086322978d585ea67c8076ce49
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html