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CVE-2025-38551
"Virtio-Net Deadlock Vulnerability"
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().

INFO

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/3859f137b3c1fa1f0031d54263234566bdcdd7aa
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e7c46362550b229354aeb52038f414e231b0037
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/be5dcaed694e4255dc02dd0acfe036708c535def
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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: 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().
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3859f137b3c1fa1f0031d54263234566bdcdd7aa
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e7c46362550b229354aeb52038f414e231b0037
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/be5dcaed694e4255dc02dd0acfe036708c535def
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