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CVE-2025-38514
Linux Kernel rxrpc NULL Pointer Dereference Vulnerability
Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rxrpc: Fix oops due to non-existence of prealloc backlog struct If an AF_RXRPC service socket is opened and bound, but calls are preallocated, then rxrpc_alloc_incoming_call() will oops because the rxrpc_backlog struct doesn't get allocated until the first preallocation is made. Fix this by returning NULL from rxrpc_alloc_incoming_call() if there is no backlog struct. This will cause the incoming call to be aborted.

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Published Date :

Aug. 16, 2025, 11:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 18, 2025, 8:16 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Affected Products

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ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0eef29385d715d4c7fd707b18d4a9b76c76dd5e6
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2c2e9ebeb036f9b1b09325ec5cfdfe0e78f357c3
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/880a88f318cf1d2a0f4c0a7ff7b07e2062b434a4
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf0ca6a1bc4fb904b598137c6718785a107e3adf
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1ff5f9d2c5405681457262e23c720b08977c11f
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/efc1b2b7c1a308b60df8f36bc2d7ce16d3999364
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f5e72b7824d08c206ce106d30cb37c4642900ccc
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7afb3ff01c42c49e8a143cdce400b95844bb506
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Aug. 16, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rxrpc: Fix oops due to non-existence of prealloc backlog struct If an AF_RXRPC service socket is opened and bound, but calls are preallocated, then rxrpc_alloc_incoming_call() will oops because the rxrpc_backlog struct doesn't get allocated until the first preallocation is made. Fix this by returning NULL from rxrpc_alloc_incoming_call() if there is no backlog struct. This will cause the incoming call to be aborted.
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0eef29385d715d4c7fd707b18d4a9b76c76dd5e6
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2c2e9ebeb036f9b1b09325ec5cfdfe0e78f357c3
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/880a88f318cf1d2a0f4c0a7ff7b07e2062b434a4
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf0ca6a1bc4fb904b598137c6718785a107e3adf
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1ff5f9d2c5405681457262e23c720b08977c11f
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/efc1b2b7c1a308b60df8f36bc2d7ce16d3999364
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f5e72b7824d08c206ce106d30cb37c4642900ccc
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7afb3ff01c42c49e8a143cdce400b95844bb506
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