Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-38638

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: add a retry logic in net6rtnotify inet6rtnotify can be called under RCU protection onl...

CVE-2025-38638

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: add a retry logic in net6rtnotify inet6rtnotify can be called under RCU protection only. This means the route could be changed concurrently and rt6fillnode could return -EMSGSIZE. Re-size the skb when this happens and retry...

CVE-2025-38638 ipv6: add a retry logic in net6_rt_notify()

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: add a retry logic in net6rtnotify inet6rtnotify can be called under RCU protection only. This means the route could be changed concurrently and rt6fillnode could return -EMSGSIZE. Re-size the skb when this happens and retry...

PT-2025-34399 · Linux · Linux Kernel

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel versions prior to 6.16.0-rc7-syzkaller Description: The Linux kernel contained a flaw in the inet6 rt notify function within the IPv6 networking stack. Specifically, the function could be called while under RCU protection,...