VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2025-38180
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: atm: fix /proc/net/atm/lec handling /proc/net/atm/lec must ensure safety against dev_lec[] changes.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.18%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.18%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: atm: fix /proc/net/atm/lec handling /proc/net/atm/lec must ensure safety against dev_lec[] changes. It appears it had dev_put() calls without prior dev_hold(), leading to imbalance and UAF.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.18% probability · 8th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · debian/debian linux
- Source
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5fe1b23a2f87f43aeeac51e08819cbc6fd808cbcPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b9aeb3ada44d8abea1e31e4446113f460848ae4Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a5e3a144268899f1a8c445c8a3bfa15873ba85e8Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca3829c18c8d0ceb656605d3bff6bb3dfb078589Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d03b79f459c7935cff830d98373474f440bd03aePatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e612c4b014f5808fbc6beae21f5ccaca5e76a2f8Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f2d1443b18806640abdb530e88009af7be2588e7Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fcfccf56f4eba7d00aa2d33c7bb1b33083237742Patch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.htmlThird Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.