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CVE-2025-38542
Linux Kernel Device Refcount Leak Vulnerability in Appletalk Net Driver
Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: appletalk: Fix device refcount leak in atrtr_create() When updating an existing route entry in atrtr_create(), the old device reference was not being released before assigning the new device, leading to a device refcount leak. Fix this by calling dev_put() to release the old device reference before holding the new one.

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Published Date :

Aug. 16, 2025, 12:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 16, 2025, 12:15 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/473f3eadfc73b0fb6d8dee5829d19a5772e387f7
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a17370da6e476d3d275534e9e9cd2d02c57ca46
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64124cf0aab0dd1e18c0fb5ae66e45741e727f8b
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/711c80f7d8b163d3ecd463cd96f07230f488e750
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a7852b01793669248dce0348d14df89e77a32afd
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b2f5dfa87367fdce9f8b995bc6c38f64f9ea2c90
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b92bedf71f25303e203a4e657489d76691a58119
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d2e9f50f0bdad73b64a871f25186b899624518c4
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2025-38542 vulnerability over time.

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  • 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: net: appletalk: Fix device refcount leak in atrtr_create() When updating an existing route entry in atrtr_create(), the old device reference was not being released before assigning the new device, leading to a device refcount leak. Fix this by calling dev_put() to release the old device reference before holding the new one.
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/473f3eadfc73b0fb6d8dee5829d19a5772e387f7
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a17370da6e476d3d275534e9e9cd2d02c57ca46
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64124cf0aab0dd1e18c0fb5ae66e45741e727f8b
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/711c80f7d8b163d3ecd463cd96f07230f488e750
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a7852b01793669248dce0348d14df89e77a32afd
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b2f5dfa87367fdce9f8b995bc6c38f64f9ea2c90
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b92bedf71f25303e203a4e657489d76691a58119
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d2e9f50f0bdad73b64a871f25186b899624518c4
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