CVE-2025-38551
Medium
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: virtio-net: fix recursived rtnl_lock() during probe() The deadlock appears in a stack trace like: virtnet_probe() rtnl_lock() virtio_config_changed_work() netdev_notify_peers() rtnl_lock() It happens if the VMM sends a VIRTIO_NET_S_ANNOUNCE request while the virtio-net driver is still probing. The config_work in probe() will get scheduled until virtnet_open() enables the config change notification via virtio_config_driver_enable().
SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
Product
Linux Kernel
PublishedAug 16, 2025
First seenAug 16, 2025
How to fix
Update
- linux linux_kernel6.12.40, 6.15.8 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux linux_kernel | 6.11.2 ≤ v < 6.12.40, 6.13 ≤ v < 6.15.8, 6.16 | 6.12.40, 6.15.8 |
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