CVE-2025-38574

EUVD-2025-26101
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

pptp: ensure minimal skb length in pptp_xmit()

Commit aabc6596ffb3 ("net: ppp: Add bound checking for skb data
on ppp_sync_txmung") fixed ppp_sync_txmunge()

We need a similar fix in pptp_xmit(), otherwise we might
read uninit data as reported by syzbot.

BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in pptp_xmit+0xc34/0x2720 drivers/net/ppp/pptp.c:193
  pptp_xmit+0xc34/0x2720 drivers/net/ppp/pptp.c:193
  ppp_channel_bridge_input drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c:2290 [inline]
  ppp_input+0x1d6/0xe60 drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c:2314
  pppoe_rcv_core+0x1e8/0x760 drivers/net/ppp/pppoe.c:379
  sk_backlog_rcv+0x142/0x420 include/net/sock.h:1148
  __release_sock+0x1d3/0x330 net/core/sock.c:3213
  release_sock+0x6b/0x270 net/core/sock.c:3767
  pppoe_sendmsg+0x15d/0xcb0 drivers/net/ppp/pppoe.c:904
  sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:712 [inline]
  __sock_sendmsg+0x330/0x3d0 net/socket.c:727
  ____sys_sendmsg+0x893/0xd80 net/socket.c:2566
  ___sys_sendmsg+0x271/0x3b0 net/socket.c:2620
  __sys_sendmmsg+0x2d9/0x7c0 net/socket.c:2709
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
7.8 HIGH
LOCAL
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 2%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
linuxlinux_kernel
2.6.13 ≤
𝑥
< 5.4.297
linuxlinux_kernel
5.5 ≤
𝑥
< 5.10.241
linuxlinux_kernel
5.11 ≤
𝑥
< 5.15.190
linuxlinux_kernel
5.16 ≤
𝑥
< 6.1.148
linuxlinux_kernel
6.2 ≤
𝑥
< 6.6.102
linuxlinux_kernel
6.7 ≤
𝑥
< 6.12.42
linuxlinux_kernel
6.13 ≤
𝑥
< 6.15.10
linuxlinux_kernel
6.16 ≤
𝑥
< 6.16.1
linuxlinux_kernel
2.6.12
linuxlinux_kernel
2.6.12:rc2
linuxlinux_kernel
2.6.12:rc3
linuxlinux_kernel
2.6.12:rc4
linuxlinux_kernel
2.6.12:rc5
debiandebian_linux
11.0
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
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Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
linux
bookworm
6.1.159-1
fixed
bookworm (security)
6.1.162-1
fixed
bullseye
vulnerable
bullseye (security)
5.10.249-1
fixed
forky
6.18.9-1
fixed
sid
6.18.12-1
fixed
trixie
6.12.63-1
fixed
trixie (security)
6.12.73-1
fixed
linux-6.1
bullseye (security)
6.1.162-1~deb11u1
fixed