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BDU:2025-15809 (CVE-2025-38542)

Vulnerability from fstec – Published: 2025-12-15 – Updated: 2026-04-13 – View on bdu.fstec.ru Fixed

Title

Уязвимость компонента appletalk ядра операционной системы Linux, позволяющая нарушителю нарушить целостность данных, а также вызвать отказ в обслуживании

Summary

Уязвимость компонента appletalk ядра операционной системы Linux связана с ошибками при обновлении счетчика ссылок. Эксплуатация уязвимости позволяет нарушителю нарушить целостность данных, а также вызвать отказ в обслуживании

Severity

5.2 (Medium) CVSS 2.0


                      
                        AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:C

6.1 (Medium) CVSS 3.1


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

Class

Code vulnerability

Status

Confirmed by the vendor

Exploitation

Data structure manipulation

Incidents

Being clarified

Remediation

Software update

CWE

CWE-911 - Неправильное обновление счетчика ссылок

Aliases

CVE-2025-38542

References

14 references

URL
https://git.kernel.org/linus/711c80f7d8b163d3ecd463cd96f07230f488e750
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/473f3eadfc73b0fb6d8dee5829d19a5772e387f7
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a17370da6e476d3d275534e9e9cd2d02c57ca46
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64124cf0aab0dd1e18c0fb5ae66e45741e727f8b
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/711c80f7d8b163d3ecd463cd96f07230f488e750
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a7852b01793669248dce0348d14df89e77a32afd
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b2f5dfa87367fdce9f8b995bc6c38f64f9ea2c90
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b92bedf71f25303e203a4e657489d76691a58119
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d2e9f50f0bdad73b64a871f25186b899624518c4
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/711c80f7d8b163d3ecd463cd96f07230f488e750
https://wiki.astralinux.ru/astra-linux-se18-bulletin-2025-1113SE18
https://altsp.su/obnovleniya-bezopasnosti/
https://wiki.astralinux.ru/astra-linux-se38-bulletin-2026-0126SE38
https://redos.red-soft.ru/search/?iblock_id=24&q=CVE-2025-38542

Impacted products

4 products from 4 vendors

Vendors

АО «ИВК», ООО «РусБИТех-Астра», Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения, ООО «Ред Софт»

Products

Альт 8 СП (запись в едином реестре российских программ №4305), Astra Linux Special Edition (запись в едином реестре российских программ №369), Linux, РЕД ОС (запись в едином реестре российских программ №3751)

Versions

- (Альт 8 СП), 1.8 (Astra Linux Special Edition), от 2.6.12 до 5.4.296 (Linux), от 6.13 до 6.15.7 (Linux), от 6.2 до 6.6.99 (Linux), от 6.7 до 6.12.39 (Linux), от 5.11 до 5.15.189 (Linux), от 5.16 до 6.1.146 (Linux), от 5.5 до 5.10.240 (Linux), 8.0 (РЕД ОС), 3.8 (Astra Linux Special Edition)

Product types

Operating system

Platforms

АО «ИВК» Альт 8 СП - (запись в едином реестре российских программ №4305), ООО «РусБИТех-Астра» Astra Linux Special Edition 1.8 (запись в едином реестре российских программ №369), Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения Linux от 2.6.12 до 5.4.296, Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения Linux от 6.13 до 6.15.7, Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения Linux от 6.2 до 6.6.99, Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения Linux от 6.7 до 6.12.39, Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения Linux от 5.11 до 5.15.189, Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения Linux от 5.16 до 6.1.146, Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения Linux от 5.5 до 5.10.240, ООО «Ред Софт» РЕД ОС 8.0 (запись в едином реестре российских программ №3751), ООО «РусБИТех-Астра» Astra Linux Special Edition 3.8 (запись в едином реестре российских программ №369)

Mitigations

В условиях отсутствия обновлений безопасности от производителя рекомендуется придерживаться "Рекомендаций по безопасной настройке операционных систем LINUX", изложенных в методическом документе ФСТЭК России, утверждённом 25 декабря 2022 года. Использование рекомендаций: Для Linux: https://git.kernel.org/linus/711c80f7d8b163d3ecd463cd96f07230f488e750 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/473f3eadfc73b0fb6d8dee5829d19a5772e387f7 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a17370da6e476d3d275534e9e9cd2d02c57ca46 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64124cf0aab0dd1e18c0fb5ae66e45741e727f8b https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/711c80f7d8b163d3ecd463cd96f07230f488e750 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a7852b01793669248dce0348d14df89e77a32afd https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b2f5dfa87367fdce9f8b995bc6c38f64f9ea2c90 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b92bedf71f25303e203a4e657489d76691a58119 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d2e9f50f0bdad73b64a871f25186b899624518c4 Для ОС Astra Linux: - обновить пакет linux-6.1 до 6.1.152-1.astra1+ci9 или более высокой версии, используя рекомендации производителя: https://wiki.astralinux.ru/astra-linux-se18-bulletin-2025-1113SE18 - обновить пакет linux-6.12 до 6.12.47-1.astra1+ci8 или более высокой версии, используя рекомендации производителя: https://wiki.astralinux.ru/astra-linux-se18-bulletin-2025-1113SE18 - обновить пакет linux-6.6 до 6.12.47-1.astra1+ci8 или более высокой версии, используя рекомендации производителя: https://wiki.astralinux.ru/astra-linux-se18-bulletin-2025-1113SE18 Для ОС Альт 8 СП: установка обновления из публичного репозитория программного средства: https://altsp.su/obnovleniya-bezopasnosti/ Для ОС Astra Linux: обновить пакет linux-6.1 до 6.1.152-1.astra1+ci9 или более высокой версии, используя рекомендации производителя: https://wiki.astralinux.ru/astra-linux-se38-bulletin-2026-0126SE38 Для ОС Astra Linux: обновить пакет linux-6.1 до 6.1.152-1.astra1+ci9 или более высокой версии, используя рекомендации производителя: https://wiki.astralinux.ru/astra-linux-se38-bulletin-2026-0126SE38 Для Ред ОС: https://redos.red-soft.ru/search/?iblock_id=24&q=CVE-2025-38542

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  "\u0418\u043d\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0430\u0446\u0438\u044f \u043e\u0431 \u0443\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0438": "\u0423\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c \u0443\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0435\u043d\u0430",
  "\u041a\u043b\u0430\u0441\u0441 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "\u0423\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c \u043a\u043e\u0434\u0430",
  "\u041d\u0430\u0437\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u041f\u041e": "\u0410\u043b\u044c\u0442 8 \u0421\u041f (\u0437\u0430\u043f\u0438\u0441\u044c \u0432 \u0435\u0434\u0438\u043d\u043e\u043c \u0440\u0435\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0435 \u0440\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u0439\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0445 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c \u21164305), Astra Linux Special Edition (\u0437\u0430\u043f\u0438\u0441\u044c \u0432 \u0435\u0434\u0438\u043d\u043e\u043c \u0440\u0435\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0435 \u0440\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u0439\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0445 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c \u2116369), Linux, \u0420\u0415\u0414 \u041e\u0421 (\u0437\u0430\u043f\u0438\u0441\u044c \u0432 \u0435\u0434\u0438\u043d\u043e\u043c \u0440\u0435\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0435 \u0440\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u0439\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0445 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c \u21163751)",
  "\u041d\u0430\u0438\u043c\u0435\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u041e\u0421 \u0438 \u0442\u0438\u043f \u0430\u043f\u043f\u0430\u0440\u0430\u0442\u043d\u043e\u0439 \u043f\u043b\u0430\u0442\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u044b": "\u0410\u041e \u00ab\u0418\u0412\u041a\u00bb \u0410\u043b\u044c\u0442 8 \u0421\u041f -  (\u0437\u0430\u043f\u0438\u0441\u044c \u0432 \u0435\u0434\u0438\u043d\u043e\u043c \u0440\u0435\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0435 \u0440\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u0439\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0445 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c \u21164305), \u041e\u041e\u041e \u00ab\u0420\u0443\u0441\u0411\u0418\u0422\u0435\u0445-\u0410\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u00bb Astra Linux Special Edition 1.8  (\u0437\u0430\u043f\u0438\u0441\u044c \u0432 \u0435\u0434\u0438\u043d\u043e\u043c \u0440\u0435\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0435 \u0440\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u0439\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0445 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c \u2116369), \u0421\u043e\u043e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e \u0441\u0432\u043e\u0431\u043e\u0434\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043e\u0431\u0435\u0441\u043f\u0435\u0447\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f Linux \u043e\u0442 2.6.12 \u0434\u043e 5.4.296 , \u0421\u043e\u043e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e \u0441\u0432\u043e\u0431\u043e\u0434\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043e\u0431\u0435\u0441\u043f\u0435\u0447\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f Linux \u043e\u0442 6.13 \u0434\u043e 6.15.7 , \u0421\u043e\u043e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e \u0441\u0432\u043e\u0431\u043e\u0434\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043e\u0431\u0435\u0441\u043f\u0435\u0447\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f Linux \u043e\u0442 6.2 \u0434\u043e 6.6.99 , \u0421\u043e\u043e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e \u0441\u0432\u043e\u0431\u043e\u0434\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043e\u0431\u0435\u0441\u043f\u0435\u0447\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f Linux \u043e\u0442 6.7 \u0434\u043e 6.12.39 , \u0421\u043e\u043e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e \u0441\u0432\u043e\u0431\u043e\u0434\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043e\u0431\u0435\u0441\u043f\u0435\u0447\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f Linux \u043e\u0442 5.11 \u0434\u043e 5.15.189 , \u0421\u043e\u043e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e \u0441\u0432\u043e\u0431\u043e\u0434\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043e\u0431\u0435\u0441\u043f\u0435\u0447\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f Linux \u043e\u0442 5.16 \u0434\u043e 6.1.146 , \u0421\u043e\u043e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e \u0441\u0432\u043e\u0431\u043e\u0434\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043e\u0431\u0435\u0441\u043f\u0435\u0447\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f Linux \u043e\u0442 5.5 \u0434\u043e 5.10.240 , \u041e\u041e\u041e \u00ab\u0420\u0435\u0434 \u0421\u043e\u0444\u0442\u00bb \u0420\u0415\u0414 \u041e\u0421 8.0  (\u0437\u0430\u043f\u0438\u0441\u044c \u0432 \u0435\u0434\u0438\u043d\u043e\u043c \u0440\u0435\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0435 \u0440\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u0439\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0445 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c \u21163751), \u041e\u041e\u041e \u00ab\u0420\u0443\u0441\u0411\u0418\u0422\u0435\u0445-\u0410\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u00bb Astra Linux Special Edition 3.8  (\u0437\u0430\u043f\u0438\u0441\u044c \u0432 \u0435\u0434\u0438\u043d\u043e\u043c \u0440\u0435\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0435 \u0440\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u0439\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0445 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c \u2116369)",
  "\u041d\u0430\u0438\u043c\u0435\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "\u0423\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c \u043a\u043e\u043c\u043f\u043e\u043d\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0430 appletalk \u044f\u0434\u0440\u0430 \u043e\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0438\u043e\u043d\u043d\u043e\u0439 \u0441\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0435\u043c\u044b Linux, \u043f\u043e\u0437\u0432\u043e\u043b\u044f\u044e\u0449\u0430\u044f \u043d\u0430\u0440\u0443\u0448\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044e \u043d\u0430\u0440\u0443\u0448\u0438\u0442\u044c \u0446\u0435\u043b\u043e\u0441\u0442\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c \u0434\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0445, \u0430 \u0442\u0430\u043a\u0436\u0435 \u0432\u044b\u0437\u0432\u0430\u0442\u044c \u043e\u0442\u043a\u0430\u0437 \u0432 \u043e\u0431\u0441\u043b\u0443\u0436\u0438\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0438",
  "\u041d\u0430\u043b\u0438\u0447\u0438\u0435 \u044d\u043a\u0441\u043f\u043b\u043e\u0439\u0442\u0430": "\u0414\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u0443\u0442\u043e\u0447\u043d\u044f\u044e\u0442\u0441\u044f",
  "\u041e\u043f\u0438\u0441\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u043e\u0448\u0438\u0431\u043a\u0438 CWE": "\u041d\u0435\u043f\u0440\u0430\u0432\u0438\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e\u0435 \u043e\u0431\u043d\u043e\u0432\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0441\u0447\u0435\u0442\u0447\u0438\u043a\u0430 \u0441\u0441\u044b\u043b\u043e\u043a (CWE-911)",
  "\u041e\u043f\u0438\u0441\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "\u0423\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c \u043a\u043e\u043c\u043f\u043e\u043d\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0430 appletalk \u044f\u0434\u0440\u0430 \u043e\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0438\u043e\u043d\u043d\u043e\u0439 \u0441\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0435\u043c\u044b Linux \u0441\u0432\u044f\u0437\u0430\u043d\u0430 \u0441 \u043e\u0448\u0438\u0431\u043a\u0430\u043c\u0438 \u043f\u0440\u0438 \u043e\u0431\u043d\u043e\u0432\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0438 \u0441\u0447\u0435\u0442\u0447\u0438\u043a\u0430 \u0441\u0441\u044b\u043b\u043e\u043a. \u042d\u043a\u0441\u043f\u043b\u0443\u0430\u0442\u0430\u0446\u0438\u044f \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 \u043f\u043e\u0437\u0432\u043e\u043b\u044f\u0435\u0442 \u043d\u0430\u0440\u0443\u0448\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044e \u043d\u0430\u0440\u0443\u0448\u0438\u0442\u044c \u0446\u0435\u043b\u043e\u0441\u0442\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c \u0434\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0445, \u0430 \u0442\u0430\u043a\u0436\u0435 \u0432\u044b\u0437\u0432\u0430\u0442\u044c \u043e\u0442\u043a\u0430\u0437 \u0432 \u043e\u0431\u0441\u043b\u0443\u0436\u0438\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0438",
  "\u041f\u043e\u0441\u043b\u0435\u0434\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0438\u044f \u044d\u043a\u0441\u043f\u043b\u0443\u0430\u0442\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0438 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": null,
  "\u041f\u0440\u043e\u0447\u0430\u044f \u0438\u043d\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0430\u0446\u0438\u044f": null,
  "\u0421\u0432\u044f\u0437\u044c \u0441 \u0438\u043d\u0446\u0438\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0430\u043c\u0438 \u0418\u0411": "\u0414\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u0443\u0442\u043e\u0447\u043d\u044f\u044e\u0442\u0441\u044f",
  "\u0421\u043e\u0441\u0442\u043e\u044f\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "\u041e\u043f\u0443\u0431\u043b\u0438\u043a\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0430",
  "\u0421\u043f\u043e\u0441\u043e\u0431 \u0443\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f": "\u041e\u0431\u043d\u043e\u0432\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043e\u0431\u0435\u0441\u043f\u0435\u0447\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f",
  "\u0421\u043f\u043e\u0441\u043e\u0431 \u044d\u043a\u0441\u043f\u043b\u0443\u0430\u0442\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0438": "\u041c\u0430\u043d\u0438\u043f\u0443\u043b\u0438\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0441\u0442\u0440\u0443\u043a\u0442\u0443\u0440\u0430\u043c\u0438 \u0434\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0445",
  "\u0421\u0441\u044b\u043b\u043a\u0438 \u043d\u0430 \u0438\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0447\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0438": "https://git.kernel.org/linus/711c80f7d8b163d3ecd463cd96f07230f488e750\nhttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/473f3eadfc73b0fb6d8dee5829d19a5772e387f7\nhttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a17370da6e476d3d275534e9e9cd2d02c57ca46\nhttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64124cf0aab0dd1e18c0fb5ae66e45741e727f8b\nhttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/711c80f7d8b163d3ecd463cd96f07230f488e750\nhttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a7852b01793669248dce0348d14df89e77a32afd\nhttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b2f5dfa87367fdce9f8b995bc6c38f64f9ea2c90\nhttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b92bedf71f25303e203a4e657489d76691a58119\nhttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d2e9f50f0bdad73b64a871f25186b899624518c4\nhttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/711c80f7d8b163d3ecd463cd96f07230f488e750\nhttps://wiki.astralinux.ru/astra-linux-se18-bulletin-2025-1113SE18\nhttps://altsp.su/obnovleniya-bezopasnosti/\nhttps://wiki.astralinux.ru/astra-linux-se38-bulletin-2026-0126SE38\nhttps://wiki.astralinux.ru/astra-linux-se38-bulletin-2026-0126SE38\nhttps://redos.red-soft.ru/search/?iblock_id=24\u0026q=CVE-2025-38542",
  "\u0421\u0442\u0430\u0442\u0443\u0441 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "\u041f\u043e\u0434\u0442\u0432\u0435\u0440\u0436\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0430 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0438\u0437\u0432\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u0435\u043c",
  "\u0422\u0438\u043f \u041f\u041e": "\u041e\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0438\u043e\u043d\u043d\u0430\u044f \u0441\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0435\u043c\u0430",
  "\u0422\u0438\u043f \u043e\u0448\u0438\u0431\u043a\u0438 CWE": "CWE-911",
  "\u0423\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0435\u043d\u044c \u043e\u043f\u0430\u0441\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "\u0421\u0440\u0435\u0434\u043d\u0438\u0439 \u0443\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0435\u043d\u044c \u043e\u043f\u0430\u0441\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 (\u0431\u0430\u0437\u043e\u0432\u0430\u044f \u043e\u0446\u0435\u043d\u043a\u0430 CVSS 2.0 \u0441\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0432\u043b\u044f\u0435\u0442 5,2)\n\u0421\u0440\u0435\u0434\u043d\u0438\u0439 \u0443\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0435\u043d\u044c \u043e\u043f\u0430\u0441\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 (\u0431\u0430\u0437\u043e\u0432\u0430\u044f \u043e\u0446\u0435\u043d\u043a\u0430 CVSS 3.1 \u0441\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0432\u043b\u044f\u0435\u0442 6,1)"
}

CVE-2025-38542 (GCVE-0-2025-38542)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-08-16 11:22 – Updated: 2026-08-05 12:02

Title

net: appletalk: Fix device refcount leak in atrtr_create()

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: appletalk: Fix device refcount leak in atrtr_create() When updating an existing route entry in atrtr_create(), the old device reference was not being released before assigning the new device, leading to a device refcount leak. Fix this by calling dev_put() to release the old device reference before holding the new one.

Severity

7.8 (High)


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

Assigner

Linux mitre root

References

10 references

URL	Tags
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b92bedf71f25303e2…
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a7852b01793669248…
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b2f5dfa87367fdce9…
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d2e9f50f0bdad73b6…
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a17370da6e476d3d…
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/473f3eadfc73b0fb6…
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64124cf0aab0dd1e1…
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/711c80f7d8b163d3e…
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025…
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025…

Impacted products

2 products

Vendor	Product	Version
Linux	Linux	Affected: c7f905f0f6d49ed8c1aa4566c31f0383a0ba0c9d , < b92bedf71f25303e203a4e657489d76691a58119 (git) Affected: c7f905f0f6d49ed8c1aa4566c31f0383a0ba0c9d , < a7852b01793669248dce0348d14df89e77a32afd (git) Affected: c7f905f0f6d49ed8c1aa4566c31f0383a0ba0c9d , < b2f5dfa87367fdce9f8b995bc6c38f64f9ea2c90 (git) Affected: c7f905f0f6d49ed8c1aa4566c31f0383a0ba0c9d , < d2e9f50f0bdad73b64a871f25186b899624518c4 (git) Affected: c7f905f0f6d49ed8c1aa4566c31f0383a0ba0c9d , < 4a17370da6e476d3d275534e9e9cd2d02c57ca46 (git) Affected: c7f905f0f6d49ed8c1aa4566c31f0383a0ba0c9d , < 473f3eadfc73b0fb6d8dee5829d19a5772e387f7 (git) Affected: c7f905f0f6d49ed8c1aa4566c31f0383a0ba0c9d , < 64124cf0aab0dd1e18c0fb5ae66e45741e727f8b (git) Affected: c7f905f0f6d49ed8c1aa4566c31f0383a0ba0c9d , < 711c80f7d8b163d3ecd463cd96f07230f488e750 (git)
Linux	Linux	Affected: 2.6.12 Unaffected: 0 , < 2.6.12 (semver) Unaffected: 5.4.296 , ≤ 5.4.* (semver) Unaffected: 5.10.240 , ≤ 5.10.* (semver) Unaffected: 5.15.189 , ≤ 5.15.* (semver) Unaffected: 6.1.146 , ≤ 6.1.* (semver) Unaffected: 6.6.99 , ≤ 6.6.* (semver) Unaffected: 6.12.39 , ≤ 6.12.* (semver) Unaffected: 6.15.7 , ≤ 6.15.* (semver) Unaffected: 6.16 , ≤ * (original_commit_for_fix)

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