CVE-2025-38403

High

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vsock/vmci: Clear the vmci transport packet properly when initializing it In vmci_transport_packet_init memset the vmci_transport_packet before populating the fields to avoid any uninitialised data being left in the structure.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedJul 25, 2025
First seenJul 25, 2025

How to fix

Update
  • linux linux_kernel5.4.296, 5.10.240, 5.15.187, 6.1.144, 6.6.97, 6.12.37, 6.15.6 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernel3.9 ≤ v < 5.4.296, 5.5 ≤ v < 5.10.240, 5.11 ≤ v < 5.15.187, 5.16 ≤ v < 6.1.144, 6.2 ≤ v < 6.6.97, 6.7 ≤ v < 6.12.37, 6.13 ≤ v < 6.15.6, 6.165.4.296, 5.10.240, 5.15.187, 6.1.144, 6.6.97, 6.12.37, 6.15.6
debian debian_linux11.0—

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