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CVE-2025-38587 Detail

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: fix possible infinite loop in fib6_info_uses_dev() fib6_info_uses_dev() seems to rely on RCU without an explicit protection. Like the prior fix in rt6_nlmsg_size(), we need to make sure fib6_del_route() or fib6_add_rt2node() have not removed the anchor from the list, or we risk an infinite loop.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/16d21816c0918f8058b5fc14cbe8595d62046e2d kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9cb6de8ee144a94ae7a40bdb32560329ab7276f0 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bc85e62394f008fa848c4ba02c936c735a3e8ef5 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/db65739d406c72776fbdbbc334be827ef05880d2 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e09be457b71b983a085312ff9e981f51e4ed3211 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8d8ce1b515a0a6af72b30502670a406cfb75073 kernel.org

Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2025-38587
NVD Published Date:
08/19/2025
NVD Last Modified:
08/20/2025
Source:
kernel.org