CVE-2025-38683

CVE-2025-38683 affects hv_netvsc in the Linux kernel. The issue arises during namespace deletion when a VF NIC is moved to a new namespace and then back, causing netdev list handling to dereference NULL and trigger a kernel panic. The supplied references describe the root cause as a race in defau...

CVE-2025-38683: NULL Pointer Dereference

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hvnetvsc: Fix panic during namespace deletion with VF The existing code move the VF NIC to new namespace when NETDEVREGISTER is received on netvsc NIC. During deletion of the namespace, defaultdeviceexitbatch defaultdeviceexitnet...