CVE-2025-38192

EUVD-2025-20064
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net: clear the dst when changing skb protocol

A not-so-careful NAT46 BPF program can crash the kernel
if it indiscriminately flips ingress packets from v4 to v6:

  BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000000
    ip6_rcv_core (net/ipv6/ip6_input.c:190:20)
    ipv6_rcv (net/ipv6/ip6_input.c:306:8)
    process_backlog (net/core/dev.c:6186:4)
    napi_poll (net/core/dev.c:6906:9)
    net_rx_action (net/core/dev.c:7028:13)
    do_softirq (kernel/softirq.c:462:3)
    netif_rx (net/core/dev.c:5326:3)
    dev_loopback_xmit (net/core/dev.c:4015:2)
    ip_mc_finish_output (net/ipv4/ip_output.c:363:8)
    NF_HOOK (./include/linux/netfilter.h:314:9)
    ip_mc_output (net/ipv4/ip_output.c:400:5)
    dst_output (./include/net/dst.h:459:9)
    ip_local_out (net/ipv4/ip_output.c:130:9)
    ip_send_skb (net/ipv4/ip_output.c:1496:8)
    udp_send_skb (net/ipv4/udp.c:1040:8)
    udp_sendmsg (net/ipv4/udp.c:1328:10)

The output interface has a 4->6 program attached at ingress.
We try to loop the multicast skb back to the sending socket.
Ingress BPF runs as part of netif_rx(), pushes a valid v6 hdr
and changes skb->protocol to v6. We enter ip6_rcv_core which
tries to use skb_dst(). But the dst is still an IPv4 one left
after IPv4 mcast output.

Clear the dst in all BPF helpers which change the protocol.
Try to preserve metadata dsts, those may carry non-routing
metadata.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
5.5 MEDIUM
LOCAL
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 19%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
linuxlinux_kernel
4.8 ≤
𝑥
< 6.6.95
linuxlinux_kernel
6.7 ≤
𝑥
< 6.12.35
linuxlinux_kernel
6.13 ≤
𝑥
< 6.15.4
linuxlinux_kernel
6.16:rc1
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
linux
bookworm
6.1.170-3
fixed
bookworm (security)
6.1.172-1
fixed
bullseye
vulnerable
bullseye (security)
vulnerable
forky
7.0.7-1
fixed
sid
7.0.7-1
fixed
trixie
6.12.86-1
fixed
trixie (security)
6.12.88-1
fixed
linux-6.1
bullseye (security)
6.1.172-1~deb11u1
fixed
openSUSE logo
openSUSE / SLES Releases
openSUSE Product
Release
cluster-md-kmp-default
suse enterprise server 12 SP5
4.12.14-122.269.1
fixed
dlm-kmp-default
suse enterprise server 12 SP5
4.12.14-122.269.1
fixed
gfs2-kmp-default
suse enterprise server 12 SP5
4.12.14-122.269.1
fixed
kernel-64kb
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.65.1
fixed
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.11.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.65.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.11.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.65.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.11.1
fixed
kernel-azure
suse enterprise sap 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.8.48.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.20.11.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.8.48.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.20.11.1
fixed
kernel-default
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.65.1
fixed
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.11.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.65.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.11.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP5
4.12.14-122.269.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.65.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.11.1
fixed
kernel-default-base
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.65.1.150600.12.28.4
fixed
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.11.1.150700.17.9.4
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.65.1.150600.12.28.4
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.11.1.150700.17.9.4
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP5
4.12.14-122.269.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.65.1.150600.12.28.4
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.11.1.150700.17.9.4
fixed
kernel-default-man
suse enterprise server 12 SP5
4.12.14-122.269.1
fixed
kernel-docs
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.65.1
fixed
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.11.3
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.65.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.11.3
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.65.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.11.3
fixed
kernel-macros
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.65.1
fixed
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.11.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.65.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.11.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP5
4.12.14-122.269.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.65.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.11.1
fixed
kernel-obs-build
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.65.1
fixed
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.11.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.65.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.11.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.65.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.11.1
fixed
kernel-source
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.65.1
fixed
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.11.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.65.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.11.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP5
4.12.14-122.269.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.65.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.11.1
fixed
kernel-source-azure
suse enterprise sap 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.8.48.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.20.11.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.8.48.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.20.11.1
fixed
kernel-syms
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.65.1
fixed
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.11.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.65.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.11.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP5
4.12.14-122.269.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.65.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.11.1
fixed
kernel-syms-azure
suse enterprise sap 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.8.48.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.20.11.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.8.48.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.20.11.1
fixed
kernel-zfcpdump
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.65.1
fixed
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.11.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.65.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.11.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.65.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.11.1
fixed
ocfs2-kmp-default
suse enterprise server 12 SP5
4.12.14-122.269.1
fixed