Answer in brief
CVE-2025-38588 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in ipv6: prevent infinite loop in rt6_nlmsg_size(). The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=d0ec61c9f3583b76aebdbb271f5c0d3fcccd48b2 <6d345136c9b875f065d226908a29c25cdf9343f8 || >=52da02521ede55fb86546c3fffd9377b3261b91f <e1b7932af47f92432be8303d2439d1bf77b0be23 || >=34a949e7a0869dfa31a40416d2a56973fae1807b <cd8d8bbd9ced4cc5d06d858f67d4aa87745e8f38 || >=d9ccb18f83ea2bb654289b6ecf014fd267cc988b <3c13db3e47e170bab19e574404e7b6be45ea873d || >=d9ccb18f83ea2bb654289b6ecf014fd267cc988b <46aeb66e9e54ed0d56c18615e1c3dbd502b327ab || >=d9ccb18f83ea2bb654289b6ecf014fd267cc988b <54e6fe9dd3b0e7c481c2228782c9494d653546da || 11edcd026012ac18acee0f1514db3ed1b160fc6f || >=6.1.128 <6.1.148 || >=6.6.75 <6.6.102 || >=6.12.2 <6.12.42 || >=6.11.11 <6.12 | 6d345136c9b875f065d226908a29c25cdf9343f8, e1b7932af47f92432be8303d2439d1bf77b0be23, cd8d8bbd9ced4cc5d06d858f67d4aa87745e8f38, 3c13db3e47e170bab19e574404e7b6be45ea873d, 46aeb66e9e54ed0d56c18615e1c3dbd502b327ab, 54e6fe9dd3b0e7c481c2228782c9494d653546da, 6.1.148, 6.6.102, 6.12.42, 6.12 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 6.13 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Aug 19, 2025
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Nov 5, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Nov 5, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: prevent infinite loop in rt6_nlmsg_size() While testing prior patch, I was able to trigger an infinite loop in rt6_nlmsg_size() in the following place: list_for_each_entry_rcu(sibling, &f6i->fib6_siblings, fib6_siblings) { rt6_nh_nlmsg_size(sibling->fib6_nh, &nexthop_len); } This is because fib6_del_route() and fib6_add_rt2node() uses list_del_rcu(), which can confuse rcu readers, because they might no longer see the head of the list. Restart the loop if f6i->fib6_nsiblings is zero.
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