CVE-2025-38550
Medium
Elevated severity or exploit probability.
CVSS base
7.8
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS — probability of exploitation (30 days)
0.2%
5.4th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness / dates
—
Published 2025-08-16 · modified 2026-07-30
CVSS breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
| Attack Vector | L | Local |
| Attack Complexity | L | Low |
| Privileges Required | L | Low |
| User Interaction | N | None |
| Scope | U | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | H | High |
| Integrity | H | High |
| Availability | H | High |
Timeline
- 2025-08-16 — Published (NVD)
- 2026-07-30 — Last modified (NVD)
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.
Affected
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b5b413094af8d88a31b5df3fd262f6baca53841
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f18e0130194550dff734e155029ae734378b5ea
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e4eec86fe5f6b3fdbc702d1d36ac2a6e7ec0806
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/728db00a14cacb37f36e9382ab5fad55caf890cc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7929d27c747eafe8fca3eecd74a334503ee4c839
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae3264a25a4635531264728859dbe9c659fad554
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dcbc346f50a009d8b7f4e330f9f2e22d6442fa26
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html