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CVE-2025-38574

🗓️ 19 Aug 2025 17:02:53Reported by LinuxType 
cve
 cve🔗 web.nvd.nist.gov👁 37 Views

Fix CVE-2025-38574:enforce minimum socket buffer length in pptp_xmit to prevent uninitialized reads.

Related
Detection
Affected
Refs
ReporterTitlePublishedViews
Family
Tenable Nessus		Amazon Linux 2 : kernel, --advisory ALAS2KERNEL-5.10-2025-104 (ALASKERNEL-5.10-2025-104)
16 Sep 202500:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		Amazon Linux 2 : kernel, --advisory ALAS2KERNEL-5.4-2025-109 (ALASKERNEL-5.4-2025-109)
16 Sep 202500:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		Debian dla-4327 : ata-modules-5.10.0-35-armmp-di - security update
13 Oct 202500:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		Debian dla-4328 : linux-config-6.1 - security update
13 Oct 202500:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		EulerOS 2.0 SP12 : kernel (EulerOS-SA-2025-2330)
12 Nov 202500:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		EulerOS 2.0 SP12 : kernel (EulerOS-SA-2025-2361)
12 Nov 202500:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		EulerOS 2.0 SP13 : kernel (EulerOS-SA-2025-2436)
22 Nov 202500:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		EulerOS 2.0 SP13 : kernel (EulerOS-SA-2025-2447)
22 Nov 202500:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		EulerOS 2.0 SP11 : kernel (EulerOS-SA-2025-2464)
11 Dec 202500:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		EulerOS 2.0 SP11 : kernel (EulerOS-SA-2025-2483)
11 Dec 202500:00
–nessus
Rows per page
NVD
Vulners
CNA
Node
linuxlinux_kernelRange2.6.13–5.4.297
OR
linuxlinux_kernelRange5.5–5.10.241
OR
linuxlinux_kernelRange5.11–5.15.190
OR
linuxlinux_kernelRange5.16–6.1.148
OR
linuxlinux_kernelRange6.2–6.6.102
OR
linuxlinux_kernelRange6.7–6.12.42
OR
linuxlinux_kernelRange6.13–6.15.10
OR
linuxlinux_kernelRange6.16–6.16.1
OR
linuxlinux_kernelMatch2.6.12-
OR
linuxlinux_kernelMatch2.6.12rc2
OR
linuxlinux_kernelMatch2.6.12rc3
OR
linuxlinux_kernelMatch2.6.12rc4
OR
linuxlinux_kernelMatch2.6.12rc5
Node
debiandebian_linuxMatch11.0
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  {
    "product": "Linux",
    "vendor": "Linux",
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
    "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
    "programFiles": [
      "drivers/net/ppp/pptp.c"
    ],
    "versions": [
      {
        "version": "1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2",
        "lessThan": "97b8c5d322c5c0038cac4bc56fdbe237d0be426f",
        "status": "affected",
        "versionType": "git"
      },
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        "version": "1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2",
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      },
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        "status": "affected",
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      },
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        "status": "affected",
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      },
      {
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        "status": "affected",
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      },
      {
        "version": "1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2",
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        "status": "affected",
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      },
      {
        "version": "1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2",
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        "status": "affected",
        "versionType": "git"
      },
      {
        "version": "1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2",
        "lessThan": "de9c4861fb42f0cd72da844c3c34f692d5895b7b",
        "status": "affected",
        "versionType": "git"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "product": "Linux",
    "vendor": "Linux",
    "defaultStatus": "affected",
    "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
    "programFiles": [
      "drivers/net/ppp/pptp.c"
    ],
    "versions": [
      {
        "version": "2.6.12",
        "status": "affected"
      },
      {
        "version": "0",
        "lessThan": "2.6.12",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "semver"
      },
      {
        "version": "5.4.297",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "5.4.*",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "semver"
      },
      {
        "version": "5.10.241",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "5.10.*",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "semver"
      },
      {
        "version": "5.15.190",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "5.15.*",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "semver"
      },
      {
        "version": "6.1.148",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "6.1.*",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "semver"
      },
      {
        "version": "6.6.102",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "6.6.*",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "semver"
      },
      {
        "version": "6.12.42",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "6.12.*",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "semver"
      },
      {
        "version": "6.15.10",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "6.15.*",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "semver"
      },
      {
        "version": "6.16.1",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "6.16.*",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "semver"
      },
      {
        "version": "6.17",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "*",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"
      }
    ]
  }
]

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11 May 2026 21:30Current
7.2High risk
Vulners AI Score7.2
CVSS 3.17.8
EPSS0.00019
CWE-908
linux kernelpoint to pointtunneling protocolsocket buffer lengthuninitialized readssyzbot report
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