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CVE-2025-38006: net: mctp: Don't access ifa_index when missing

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 22/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.19% (FIRST EPSS).
  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • Fixed version: Linux Linux 24fa213dffa470166ec014f979f36c6ff44afb45, 8ef7b3f0db69e2f4a80be351f6aee9a4c2332ef9, acab78ae12c7fefb4f3bfe22e00770a5faa42724.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to Linux Linux 24fa213dffa470166ec014f979f36c6ff44afb45, 8ef7b3f0db69e2f4a80be351f6aee9a4c2332ef9, acab78ae12c7fefb4f3bfe22e00770a5faa42724 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: mctp: Don't access ifa_index when missing In mctp_dump_addrinfo, ifa_index can be used to filter interfaces, but only when the struct ifaddrmsg is provided. Otherwise it will be comparing to uninitialised memory - reproducible in the syzkaller case from dhcpd, or busybox "ip addr show". The kernel MCTP implementation has always filtered by ifa_index, so existing userspace programs expecting to dump MCTP addresses must already be passing a valid ifa_index value (either 0 or a real index). BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in mctp_dump_addrinfo+0x208/0xac0 net/mctp/device.c:128 mctp_dump_addrinfo+0x208/0xac0 net/mctp/device.c:128 rtnl_dump_all+0x3ec/0x5b0 net/core/rtnetlink.c:4380 rtnl_dumpit+0xd5/0x2f0 net/core/rtnetlink.c:6824 netlink_dump+0x97b/0x1690 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2309

MediumCVSS 5.5 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Jun 18, 2025
Updated
Oct 30, 2026
EPSS
0.1% · 9th percentile

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22

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
22 / 40 · 5.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.1%

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Affected systems

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Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • linux linux kernel5.15 and later · before 6.6.92
  • linux linux kernel6.7 and later · before 6.12.30
  • linux linux kernel6.13 and later · before 6.14.8
  • linux linux kernel6.15

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Linux). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Linux Linux

    • 5.15affected
    • 583be982d93479ea3d85091b0fd0b01201ede87d and later · before 8ef7b3f0db69e2f4a80be351f6aee9a4c2332ef9affected · git
    • 583be982d93479ea3d85091b0fd0b01201ede87d and later · before d22efcd246a7688599eefcf8e5c7985a3854ef5daffected · git
    • 583be982d93479ea3d85091b0fd0b01201ede87d and later · before acab78ae12c7fefb4f3bfe22e00770a5faa42724affected · git
    • 583be982d93479ea3d85091b0fd0b01201ede87d and later · before d4d1561d17eb72908e4489c0900d96e0484fac20affected · git
    • 583be982d93479ea3d85091b0fd0b01201ede87d and later · before 24fa213dffa470166ec014f979f36c6ff44afb45affected · git
    • 583be982d93479ea3d85091b0fd0b01201ede87d and later · before f11cf946c0a92c560a890d68e4775723353599e1affected · git
    • before 5.15not affected · semver
    • 5.15.203 and later · up to and including 5.15.*not affected · semver
    • 6.1.191 and later · up to and including 6.1.*not affected · semver

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12linuxfrom 0—
Debian:13linuxbefore 6.12.30-16.12.30-1
openSUSE:Leap 15.6dtb-aarch64before 6.4.0-150600.23.70.16.4.0-150600.23.70.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.6kernel-64kbbefore 6.4.0-150600.23.70.16.4.0-150600.23.70.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.6kernel-debugbefore 6.4.0-150600.23.70.16.4.0-150600.23.70.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.6kernel-defaultbefore 6.4.0-150600.23.70.16.4.0-150600.23.70.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.6kernel-default-basebefore 6.4.0-150600.23.70.1.150600.12.30.26.4.0-150600.23.70.1.150600.12.30.2
openSUSE:Leap 15.6kernel-docsbefore 6.4.0-150600.23.70.16.4.0-150600.23.70.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.6kernel-kvmsmallbefore 6.4.0-150600.23.70.16.4.0-150600.23.70.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.6kernel-obs-buildbefore 6.4.0-150600.23.70.16.4.0-150600.23.70.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.6kernel-obs-qabefore 6.4.0-150600.23.70.16.4.0-150600.23.70.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.6kernel-rtbefore 6.4.0-150600.10.52.16.4.0-150600.10.52.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.6kernel-rt_debugbefore 6.4.0-150600.10.52.16.4.0-150600.10.52.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.6kernel-sourcebefore 6.4.0-150600.23.70.16.4.0-150600.23.70.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.6kernel-source-rtbefore 6.4.0-150600.10.52.16.4.0-150600.10.52.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.6kernel-symsbefore 6.4.0-150600.23.70.16.4.0-150600.23.70.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.6kernel-syms-rtbefore 6.4.0-150600.10.52.16.4.0-150600.10.52.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.6kernel-zfcpdumpbefore 6.4.0-150600.23.70.16.4.0-150600.23.70.1
openSUSE:Leap 16.0dtb-aarch64before 6.12.0-160000.6.16.12.0-160000.6.1
openSUSE:Leap 16.0kernel-64kbbefore 6.12.0-160000.6.16.12.0-160000.6.1
openSUSE:Leap 16.0kernel-defaultbefore 6.12.0-160000.6.16.12.0-160000.6.1
openSUSE:Leap 16.0kernel-default-basebefore 6.12.0-160000.6.1.160000.2.46.12.0-160000.6.1.160000.2.4
openSUSE:Leap 16.0kernel-docsbefore 6.12.0-160000.6.16.12.0-160000.6.1
openSUSE:Leap 16.0kernel-kvmsmallbefore 6.12.0-160000.6.16.12.0-160000.6.1

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Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
Linux Linux24fa213dffa470166ec014f979f36c6ff44afb45Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux8ef7b3f0db69e2f4a80be351f6aee9a4c2332ef9Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxacab78ae12c7fefb4f3bfe22e00770a5faa42724Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxd22efcd246a7688599eefcf8e5c7985a3854ef5dVendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxd4d1561d17eb72908e4489c0900d96e0484fac20Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxf11cf946c0a92c560a890d68e4775723353599e1Vendor (CNA)
debian:linux6.12.30-1 · Debian:13Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:dtb-aarch646.4.0-150600.23.70.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.6Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:kernel-64kb6.4.0-150600.23.70.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.6Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:kernel-debug6.4.0-150600.23.70.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.6Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:kernel-default6.4.0-150600.23.70.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.6Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:kernel-default-base6.4.0-150600.23.70.1.150600.12.30.2 · openSUSE:Leap 15.6Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:kernel-docs6.4.0-150600.23.70.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.6Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:kernel-kvmsmall6.4.0-150600.23.70.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.6Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:kernel-obs-build6.4.0-150600.23.70.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.6Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:kernel-rt6.4.0-150600.10.52.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.6Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:kernel-rt_debug6.4.0-150600.10.52.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.6Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:kernel-source-rt6.4.0-150600.10.52.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.6Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:kernel-syms-rt6.4.0-150600.10.52.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.6Package registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-64kb6.4.0-150600.23.70.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6Package registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-64kb6.4.0-150700.53.16.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP7Package registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-default6.4.0-150600.23.70.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6Package registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-default6.4.0-150700.53.16.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP7Package registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-default-base6.4.0-150600.23.70.1.150600.12.30.2 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6Package registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-default-base6.4.0-150700.53.16.1.150700.17.11.2 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP7Package registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-docs6.4.0-150700.53.16.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP7Package registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_151-150600.1.3.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP6Package registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-obs-build6.4.0-150700.53.16.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP7Package registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-rt6.4.0-150600.10.52.1 · SUSE:Real Time Module 15 SP6Package registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-rt_debug6.4.0-150600.10.52.1 · SUSE:Real Time Module 15 SP6Package registry (OSV)

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Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

No history yet (it accumulates with the daily EPSS job).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

  • CVE-2024-50302211 days apartHID: core: zero-initialize the report bufferKEV
    52Plan
  • CVE-2026-52989371 days apartnvmet-tcp: propagate nvmet_tcp_build_pdu_iovec() errors to its callers
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2024-47685240 days apartnetfilter: nf_reject_ipv6: fix nf_reject_ip6_tcphdr_put()
    36Monitor
  • CVE-2026-53225372 days apartsctp: fix uninit-value in __sctp_rcv_asconf_lookup()
    36Monitor
  • CVE-2026-53170372 days apartaccel/ethosu: reject DMA commands with uninitialized length
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2026-43139322 days apartxfrm6: fix uninitialized saddr in xfrm6_get_saddr()
    34Monitor

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
none
Integrity
none
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-908 · Use of Uninitialized Resource

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.

Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

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Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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