CVE-2025-38732

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

netfilter: nf_reject: don't leak dst refcount for loopback packets

recent patches to add a WARN() when replacing skb dst entry found an
old bug:

WARNING: include/linux/skbuff.h:1165 skb_dst_check_unset include/linux/skbuff.h:1164 [inline]
WARNING: include/linux/skbuff.h:1165 skb_dst_set include/linux/skbuff.h:1210 [inline]
WARNING: include/linux/skbuff.h:1165 nf_reject_fill_skb_dst+0x2a4/0x330 net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_reject_ipv4.c:234
[..]
Call Trace:
 nf_send_unreach+0x17b/0x6e0 net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_reject_ipv4.c:325
 nft_reject_inet_eval+0x4bc/0x690 net/netfilter/nft_reject_inet.c:27
 expr_call_ops_eval net/netfilter/nf_tables_core.c:237 [inline]
 ..

This is because blamed commit forgot about loopback packets.
Such packets already have a dst_entry attached, even at PRE_ROUTING stage.

Instead of checking hook just check if the skb already has a route
attached to it.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
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
LinuxCNA
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CVEADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 4%
VendorProductVersion
linuxlinux_kernel
5.9 ≤
𝑥
< 5.10.241
linuxlinux_kernel
5.11 ≤
𝑥
< 5.15.190
linuxlinux_kernel
5.16 ≤
𝑥
< 6.1.149
linuxlinux_kernel
6.2 ≤
𝑥
< 6.6.103
linuxlinux_kernel
6.7 ≤
𝑥
< 6.12.44
linuxlinux_kernel
6.13 ≤
𝑥
< 6.16.4
linuxlinux_kernel
6.17:rc1
linuxlinux_kernel
6.17:rc2
debiandebian_linux
11.0
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
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Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
linux
bullseye
vulnerable
bullseye (security)
5.10.247-1
fixed
bookworm
6.1.159-1
fixed
bookworm (security)
6.1.158-1
fixed
trixie
6.12.63-1
fixed
trixie (security)
6.12.48-1
fixed
forky
6.17.13-1
fixed
sid
6.18.5-1
fixed
linux-6.1
bullseye (security)
6.1.159-1~deb11u1
fixed