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CVE-2025-38456 Detail

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipmi:msghandler: Fix potential memory corruption in ipmi_create_user() The "intf" list iterator is an invalid pointer if the correct "intf->intf_num" is not found. Calling atomic_dec(&intf->nr_users) on and invalid pointer will lead to memory corruption. We don't really need to call atomic_dec() if we haven't called atomic_add_return() so update the if (intf->in_shutdown) path as well.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c1a6ddb99858e7d68961f74ae27caeeeca67b6a kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e0d33e75c1604c3fad5586ad4dfa3b2695a3950 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cbc1670297f675854e982d23c8583900ff0cc67a kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e2d5c005dfc96fe857676d1d8ac46b29275cb89b kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fa332f5dc6fc662ad7d3200048772c96b861cf6b kernel.org

Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2025-38456
NVD Published Date:
07/25/2025
NVD Last Modified:
07/29/2025
Source:
kernel.org