CVE-2025-38061
Medium
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: pktgen: fix access outside of user given buffer in pktgen_thread_write() Honour the user given buffer size for the strn_len() calls (otherwise strn_len() will access memory outside of the user given buffer).
SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
Product
Linux Kernel
PublishedJun 18, 2025
First seenJun 18, 2025
How to fix
Update
- linux linux_kernel5.4.294, 5.10.238, 5.15.185, 6.1.141, 6.6.93, 6.12.31, 6.14.9 or later
Patches
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/128cdb617a87767c29be43e4431129942fce41df
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/425e64440ad0a2f03bdaf04be0ae53dededbaa77
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/5bfa81539e22af4c40ae5d43d7212253462383a6
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b1d3e9db82d01a88de1795b879df67c2116b4f4
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/8fef258b555c75a467a6b4b7e3a3cbc46d5f4102
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3d89f1cfe1e6d4bb164db2595511fd33db21900
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c81c2ee1c3b050ed5c4e92876590cc7a259183f6
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef1158a6a650ecee72ab40851b1d52e04d3f9cb5
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux linux_kernel | v < 5.4.294, 5.5 ≤ v < 5.10.238, 5.11 ≤ v < 5.15.185, 5.16 ≤ v < 6.1.141, 6.2 ≤ v < 6.6.93, 6.7 ≤ v < 6.12.31, 6.13 ≤ v < 6.14.9 | 5.4.294, 5.10.238, 5.15.185, 6.1.141, 6.6.93, 6.12.31, 6.14.9 |
| debian debian_linux | 11.0 | — |
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