CVE-2025-38148: debian debian_linux
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2025-38148 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 6.7% of scored vulnerabilities.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 53 · Related 48Timeline
- 03-07-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 11-05-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: phy: mscc: Fix memory leak when using one step timestamping Fix memory leak when running one-step timestamping. When running one-step sync timestamping, the HW is configured to insert the TX time into the frame, so there is no reason to keep the skb anymore. As in this case the HW will never generate an interrupt to say that the frame was timestamped, then the frame will never released. Fix this by freeing the frame in case of one-step timestamping.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.18%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
7%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.02 pp
From 0.15% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Ubuntu133 products
- linux< 5.15.0-163.173 | < 6.8.0-100.100
- linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws< 5.15.0-1097.104 | < 6.8.0-1046.49
- linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Debian2 products
- linux< 6.1.147-1 | < 6.12.35-1
- debian_linuxEOL11.0
Linux2 products
- linux≥ 7d272e63e0979d38a6256108adbe462d621c26c5, < 24b24295464f25fb771d36ed558c7cd942119361 | ≥ 7d272e63e0979d38a6256108adbe462d621c26c5, < db2a12ddd3a31f668137ff6a4befc1343c79cbc4 | ≥ 7d272e63e0979d38a6256108adbe462d621c26c5, < 0b40aeaf83ca04d4c9801e235b7533400c8b5f17 | ≥ 7d272e63e0979d38a6256108adbe462d621c26c5, < 66abe22017522dd56b820e41ca3a5b131a637001 | ≥ 7d272e63e0979d38a6256108adbe462d621c26c5, < cdbabd316c5a4a9b0fda6aafe491e2db17fbb95d | ≥ 7d272e63e0979d38a6256108adbe462d621c26c5, < 846992645b25ec4253167e3f931e4597eb84af56 | 5.9
- linux_kernel≥ 5.9, < 5.15.192 | ≥ 5.16, < 6.1.142 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.6.94 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.12.34 | ≥ 6.13, < 6.15.3
3 vendors · 137 products
References
44 links- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.htmlThird Party Advisory