7.8

CVE-2025-38180: net: atm: fix /proc/net/atm/lec handling

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38180DEBIAN-CVE-2025-38180
Published 04-07-2025Last modified 05-08-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-38180 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Use After Free vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 10.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 7.8, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.21%
0%100%
Low · +0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 60 · Related 40

Timeline

  1. 04-07-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: atm: fix /proc/net/atm/lec handling /proc/net/atm/lec must ensure safety against dev_lec[] changes. It appears it had dev_put() calls without prior dev_hold(), leading to imbalance and UAF.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.21%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

11%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Increase +0.01 pp

From 0.19% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu146 products
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-156.166 | < 6.8.0-100.100
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-1092.99 | < 6.8.0-1046.49
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Debian2 products
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < fcfccf56f4eba7d00aa2d33c7bb1b33083237742 | ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < f2d1443b18806640abdb530e88009af7be2588e7 | ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < ca3829c18c8d0ceb656605d3bff6bb3dfb078589 | ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < e612c4b014f5808fbc6beae21f5ccaca5e76a2f8 | ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < a5e3a144268899f1a8c445c8a3bfa15873ba85e8 | ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < 5fe1b23a2f87f43aeeac51e08819cbc6fd808cbc | ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < 9b9aeb3ada44d8abea1e31e4446113f460848ae4 | ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < d03b79f459c7935cff830d98373474f440bd03ae | 2.6.12
  • linux_kernel≥ 2.6.13, < 5.4.295 | ≥ 5.5, < 5.10.239 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.186 | ≥ 5.16, < 6.1.142 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.6.95 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.12.35 | ≥ 6.13, < 6.15.4 | 2.6.12 | 2.6.12:rc2 | 2.6.12:rc3 | 2.6.12:rc4 | 2.6.12:rc5 | 6.16:rc1 | 6.16:rc2

3 vendors · 150 products

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