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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-38165

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf, sockmap: Fix panic when calling skb_linearize The panic can be reproduced by executing the command: ./bench

Published Jul 3, 2025 · catalog updated Aug 5, 2026 · Linux Linux

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-38165. EPSS is 0.35%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High7.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.35%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor Linux Linux a454d84ee20baf7bd7be90721b9821f73c7d23d9 <db1d15a26f21f97459508c42ae87cabe8d3afc3b

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf, sockmap: Fix panic when calling skb_linearize The panic can be reproduced by executing the command: ./bench sockmap -c 2 -p 1 -a --rx-verdict-ingress --rx-strp 100000 Then a kernel panic was captured: ''' [ 657.460555] kernel BUG at net/core/skbuff.c:2178! [ 657.462680] Tainted: [W]=WARN [ 657.463287] Workqueue: events sk_psock_backlog ... [ 657.469610] [ 657.469738] ? die+0x36/0x90 [ 657.469916] ? do_trap+0x1d0/0x270 [ 657.470118] ? pskb_expand_head+0x612/0xf40 [ 657.470376] ? pskb_expand_head+0x612/0xf40 [ 657.470620] ?

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  • vendor Linux Linux a454d84ee20baf7bd7be90721b9821f73c7d23d9 <db1d15a26f21f97459508c42ae87cabe8d3afc3ba454d84ee20baf7bd7be90721b9821f73c7d23d9 <db1d15a26f21f97459508c42ae87cabe8d3afc3b

How to fix CVE-2025-38165

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-38165. EPSS is 0.35%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Linux Linux a454d84ee20baf7bd7be90721b9821f73c7d23d9 <db1d15a26f21f97459508c42ae87cabe8d3afc3b a454d84ee20baf7bd7be90721b9821f73c7d23d9 <db1d15a26f21f97459508c42ae87cabe8d3afc3b. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.35%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jul 3, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf, sockmap: Fix panic when calling skb_linearize The panic can be reproduced by executing the command: ./bench sockmap -c 2 -p 1 -a --rx-verdict-ingress --rx-strp 100000 Then a kernel panic was captured: ''' [ 657.460555] kernel BUG at net/core/skbuff.c:2178! [ 657.462680] Tainted: [W]=WARN [ 657.463287] Workqueue: events sk_pso

  2. Aug 5, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf, sockmap: Fix panic when calling skb_linearize The panic can be reproduced by executing the command: ./bench sockmap -c 2 -p 1 -a --rx-verdict-ingress --rx-strp 100000 Then a kernel panic was captured: ''' [ 657.460555] kernel BUG at net/core/skbuff.c:2178! [ 657.462680] Tainted: [W]=WARN [ 657.463287] Workqueue: events sk_pso

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-38165

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-38165

    30-day exploitation probability 0.35%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-19779

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf, sockmap: Fix panic when calling skb_linearize The panic can be reproduced by executing the command: ./bench sockmap -c 2 -p 1 -a --rx-verdict-ingress --rx-strp 100000 Then a kernel panic was captured: ''' [

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 21, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.