7.8

CVE-2025-38550: ipv6: mcast: Delay put pmc->idev in mld_del_delrec()

Modified
AliasesRHSA-2025:15740UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38550DEBIAN-CVE-2025-38550
Published 16-08-2025Last modified 05-08-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-38550 is a high (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 5.5% 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
0.16%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 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 55 · Related 47

Timeline

  1. 16-08-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: mcast: Delay put pmc->idev in mld_del_delrec() pmc->idev is still used in ip6_mc_clear_src(), so as mld_clear_delrec() does, the reference should be put after ip6_mc_clear_src() return.

CVSS metrics

6 scores · 5 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.16%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

6%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.16% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

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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

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Version check

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

Ubuntu135 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)
Redhat61 products
  • kernel< 0:5.14.0-570.44.1.el9_6
  • kernel-64k< 0:5.14.0-570.44.1.el9_6
  • kernel-64k-core< 0:5.14.0-570.44.1.el9_6
  • kernel-64k-debug< 0:5.14.0-570.44.1.el9_6
  • kernel-64k-debug-core< 0:5.14.0-570.44.1.el9_6
Debian2 products
  • linux< 6.1.147-1 | < 6.12.41-1 | < 6.16.3-1
  • debian_linuxEOL11.0
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ b564ec4491d24b40900c64ab9e29a208f17f3108, < 1b5b413094af8d88a31b5df3fd262f6baca53841 | ≥ 63ed8de4be81b699ca727e9f8e3344bd487806d7, < 6e4eec86fe5f6b3fdbc702d1d36ac2a6e7ec0806 | ≥ 63ed8de4be81b699ca727e9f8e3344bd487806d7, < 728db00a14cacb37f36e9382ab5fad55caf890cc | ≥ 63ed8de4be81b699ca727e9f8e3344bd487806d7, < dcbc346f50a009d8b7f4e330f9f2e22d6442fa26 | ≥ 63ed8de4be81b699ca727e9f8e3344bd487806d7, < 7929d27c747eafe8fca3eecd74a334503ee4c839 | ≥ 63ed8de4be81b699ca727e9f8e3344bd487806d7, < 5f18e0130194550dff734e155029ae734378b5ea | ≥ 63ed8de4be81b699ca727e9f8e3344bd487806d7, < ae3264a25a4635531264728859dbe9c659fad554 | 5.13
  • linux_kernel≥ 5.13, < 5.15.190 | ≥ 5.16, < 6.1.147 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.6.100 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.12.40 | ≥ 6.13, < 6.15.8 | 6.16:rc1 | 6.16:rc2 | 6.16:rc3 | 6.16:rc4 | 6.16:rc5 | 6.16:rc6

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