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CVE-2025-38550
Linux Kernel IPv6 Multicast Delayed Put Reference Vulnerability
Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: mcast: Delay put pmc->idev in mld_del_delrec() pmc->idev is still used in ip6_mc_clear_src(), so as mld_clear_delrec() does, the reference should be put after ip6_mc_clear_src() return.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 16, 2025, 12:15 p.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/5f18e0130194550dff734e155029ae734378b5ea
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/728db00a14cacb37f36e9382ab5fad55caf890cc
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7929d27c747eafe8fca3eecd74a334503ee4c839
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae3264a25a4635531264728859dbe9c659fad554
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dcbc346f50a009d8b7f4e330f9f2e22d6442fa26
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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: ipv6: mcast: Delay put pmc->idev in mld_del_delrec() pmc->idev is still used in ip6_mc_clear_src(), so as mld_clear_delrec() does, the reference should be put after ip6_mc_clear_src() return.
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f18e0130194550dff734e155029ae734378b5ea
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/728db00a14cacb37f36e9382ab5fad55caf890cc
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7929d27c747eafe8fca3eecd74a334503ee4c839
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae3264a25a4635531264728859dbe9c659fad554
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dcbc346f50a009d8b7f4e330f9f2e22d6442fa26
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