CVE-2025-38542
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Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: appletalk: Fix device refcount leak in atrtr_create()
When updating an existing route entry in atrtr_create(), the old device reference was not being released before assigning the new device, leading to a device refcount leak. Fix this by calling dev_put() to release the old device reference before holding the new one.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | c7f905f0f6d49ed8c1aa4566c31f0383a0ba0c9d < b92bedf71f25303e203a4e657489d76691a58119 | affected |
| Linux | Linux | c7f905f0f6d49ed8c1aa4566c31f0383a0ba0c9d < a7852b01793669248dce0348d14df89e77a32afd | affected |
| Linux | Linux | c7f905f0f6d49ed8c1aa4566c31f0383a0ba0c9d < b2f5dfa87367fdce9f8b995bc6c38f64f9ea2c90 | affected |
| Linux | Linux | c7f905f0f6d49ed8c1aa4566c31f0383a0ba0c9d < d2e9f50f0bdad73b64a871f25186b899624518c4 | affected |
| Linux | Linux | c7f905f0f6d49ed8c1aa4566c31f0383a0ba0c9d < 4a17370da6e476d3d275534e9e9cd2d02c57ca46 | affected |
| Linux | Linux | c7f905f0f6d49ed8c1aa4566c31f0383a0ba0c9d < 473f3eadfc73b0fb6d8dee5829d19a5772e387f7 | affected |
| Linux | Linux | c7f905f0f6d49ed8c1aa4566c31f0383a0ba0c9d < 64124cf0aab0dd1e18c0fb5ae66e45741e727f8b | affected |
| Linux | Linux | c7f905f0f6d49ed8c1aa4566c31f0383a0ba0c9d < 711c80f7d8b163d3ecd463cd96f07230f488e750 | affected |
| Linux | Linux | 2.6.12 | affected |
| Linux | Linux | 0 < 2.6.12 | unaffected |
| Linux | Linux | 5.4.296 <= 5.4.* | unaffected |
| Linux | Linux | 5.10.240 <= 5.10.* | unaffected |
| Linux | Linux | 5.15.189 <= 5.15.* | unaffected |
| Linux | Linux | 6.1.146 <= 6.1.* | unaffected |
| Linux | Linux | 6.6.99 <= 6.6.* | unaffected |
| Linux | Linux | 6.12.39 <= 6.12.* | unaffected |
| Linux | Linux | 6.15.7 <= 6.15.* | unaffected |
| Linux | Linux | 6.16 <= * | unaffected |
Weaknesses
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.html
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b92bedf71f25303e203a4e657489d76691a58119
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a7852b01793669248dce0348d14df89e77a32afd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b2f5dfa87367fdce9f8b995bc6c38f64f9ea2c90
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d2e9f50f0bdad73b64a871f25186b899624518c4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a17370da6e476d3d275534e9e9cd2d02c57ca46
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/473f3eadfc73b0fb6d8dee5829d19a5772e387f7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64124cf0aab0dd1e18c0fb5ae66e45741e727f8b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/711c80f7d8b163d3ecd463cd96f07230f488e750
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