CVE-2025-38456
HIGH EPSS 5.0%
Published Jul 25, 202511mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
7.8 CVSS 3.1
Published Jul 25, 2025 11mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipmi:msghandler: Fix potential memory corruption in ipmi_create_user() The "intf" list iterator is an invalid pointer if the correct "intf->intf_num" is not found. Calling atomic_dec(&intf->nr_users) on and invalid pointer will lead to memory corruption. We don't really need to call atomic_dec() if we haven't called atomic_add_return() so update the if (intf->in_shutdown) path as well.
CVSS Details
Base Score
Exploitability
Impact
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High
Threat Intelligence
EPSS Exploit Probability
5.0% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available
Weaknesses 1
CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write Memory Safety
Affected Products 5
References 6
- git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c1a6ddb99858e7d68961f74ae27caeeeca67b6a
- git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e0d33e75c1604c3fad5586ad4dfa3b2695a3950
- git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cbc1670297f675854e982d23c8583900ff0cc67a
- git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e2d5c005dfc96fe857676d1d8ac46b29275cb89b
- git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fa332f5dc6fc662ad7d3200048772c96b861cf6b
- lists.debian.org https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html
Remediation
- git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c1a6ddb99858e7d68961f74ae27caeeeca67b6a
- git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e0d33e75c1604c3fad5586ad4dfa3b2695a3950
- git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cbc1670297f675854e982d23c8583900ff0cc67a
- git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e2d5c005dfc96fe857676d1d8ac46b29275cb89b
- git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fa332f5dc6fc662ad7d3200048772c96b861cf6b