Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2025-38464

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tipc: Fix use-after-free in tipc_conn_close().

Published Jul 25, 2025 · catalog updated Aug 5, 2026 · Linux Linux

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CVE-2025-38464 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 19.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Linux Linux.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High7.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
19.00%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor Linux Linux c5fa7b3cf3cb22e4ac60485fc2dc187fe012910f <dab8ded2e5ff41012a6ff400b44dbe76ccf3592a

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tipc: Fix use-after-free in tipc_conn_close(). syzbot reported a null-ptr-deref in tipc_conn_close() during netns dismantle. [0] tipc_topsrv_stop() iterates tipc_net(net)->topsrv->conn_idr and calls tipc_conn_close() for each tipc_conn. The problem is that tipc_conn_close() is called after releasing the IDR lock. At the same time, there might be tipc_conn_recv_work() running and it could call tipc_conn_close() for the same tipc_conn and release its last ->kref. Once we release the IDR lock in tipc_topsrv_stop(), there is no gu

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  • vendor Linux Linux c5fa7b3cf3cb22e4ac60485fc2dc187fe012910f <dab8ded2e5ff41012a6ff400b44dbe76ccf3592ac5fa7b3cf3cb22e4ac60485fc2dc187fe012910f <dab8ded2e5ff41012a6ff400b44dbe76ccf3592a

How to fix CVE-2025-38464

What to do

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

Should you patch?

CVE-2025-38464 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 19.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Linux Linux.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Linux Linux c5fa7b3cf3cb22e4ac60485fc2dc187fe012910f <dab8ded2e5ff41012a6ff400b44dbe76ccf3592a c5fa7b3cf3cb22e4ac60485fc2dc187fe012910f <dab8ded2e5ff41012a6ff400b44dbe76ccf3592a. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 19.00%. 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 25, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tipc: Fix use-after-free in tipc_conn_close(). syzbot reported a null-ptr-deref in tipc_conn_close() during netns dismantle. [0] tipc_topsrv_stop() iterates tipc_net(net)->topsrv->conn_idr and calls tipc_conn_close() for each tipc_conn. The problem is that tipc_conn_close() is called after releasing the IDR lock. At the same time,

  2. Aug 5, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tipc: Fix use-after-free in tipc_conn_close(). syzbot reported a null-ptr-deref in tipc_conn_close() during netns dismantle. [0] tipc_topsrv_stop() iterates tipc_net(net)->topsrv->conn_idr and calls tipc_conn_close() for each tipc_conn. The problem is that tipc_conn_close() is called after releasing the IDR lock. At the same time,

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-38464

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-22677

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tipc: Fix use-after-free in tipc_conn_close(). syzbot reported a null-ptr-deref in tipc_conn_close() during netns dismantle. [0] tipc_topsrv_stop() iterates tipc_net(net)->topsrv->conn_idr and calls tipc_conn_clo

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Aug 5, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.