5.5

CVE-2025-38310: debian debian_linux

CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumAnalyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38310DEBIAN-CVE-2025-38310
Published 10-07-2025Last modified 11-05-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-38310 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 5.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.17%
0%100%
Low · +0.02 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 47 · Related 43

Timeline

  1. 10-07-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 11-05-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: seg6: Fix validation of nexthop addresses The kernel currently validates that the length of the provided nexthop address does not exceed the specified length. This can lead to the kernel reading uninitialized memory if user space provided a shorter length than the specified one. Fix by validating that the provided length exactly matches the specified one.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.17%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

6%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.02 pp

From 0.15% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.17%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Ubuntu144 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≥ d1df6fd8a1d22d37cffa0075ab8ad423ce656777, < 668923c474608dd9ebce0fbcc41bd8a27aa73dd6 | ≥ d1df6fd8a1d22d37cffa0075ab8ad423ce656777, < cef33a86bcb04ecf4dc10c56f6c42ee9d1c54bac | ≥ d1df6fd8a1d22d37cffa0075ab8ad423ce656777, < d2507aeea45b3c5aa24d5daae0cf3db76895c0b7 | ≥ d1df6fd8a1d22d37cffa0075ab8ad423ce656777, < d5d9fd13bc19a3f9f2a951c5b6e934d84205789e | ≥ d1df6fd8a1d22d37cffa0075ab8ad423ce656777, < cd4cd09810211fa23609c5c1018352e9e1cd8e5a | ≥ d1df6fd8a1d22d37cffa0075ab8ad423ce656777, < 7632fedb266d93ed0ed9f487133e6c6314a9b2d1 | 4.14
  • linux_kernel≥ 4.14, < 5.15.186 | ≥ 5.16, < 6.1.142 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.6.94 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.12.34 | ≥ 6.13, < 6.15.3

3 vendors · 148 products

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