CVE-2025-38402
- Published: 2025-07-25T13:15:29.780
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
idpf: return 0 size for RSS key if not supported
Returning -EOPNOTSUPP from function returning u32 is leading to
cast and invalid size value as a result.
-EOPNOTSUPP as a size probably will lead to allocation fail.
Command: ethtool -x eth0
It is visible on all devices that don’t have RSS caps set.
[ 136.615917] Call Trace:
[ 136.615921]
[ 136.615927] ? __warn+0x89/0x130
[ 136.615942] ? __alloc_frozen_pages_noprof+0x322/0x330
[ 136.615953] ? report_bug+0x164/0x190
[ 136.615968] ? handle_bug+0x58/0x90
[ 136.615979] ? exc_invalid_op+0x17/0x70
[ 136.615987] ? asm_exc_invalid_op+0x1a/0x20
[ 136.616001] ? rss_prepare_get.constprop.0+0xb9/0x170
[ 136.616016] ? __alloc_frozen_pages_noprof+0x322/0x330
[ 136.616028] __alloc_pages_noprof+0xe/0x20
[ 136.616038] ___kmalloc_large_node+0x80/0x110
[ 136.616072] __kmalloc_large_node_noprof+0x1d/0xa0
[ 136.616081] __kmalloc_noprof+0x32c/0x4c0
[ 136.616098] ? rss_prepare_get.constprop.0+0xb9/0x170
[ 136.616105] rss_prepare_get.constprop.0+0xb9/0x170
[ 136.616114] ethnl_default_doit+0x107/0x3d0
[ 136.616131] genl_family_rcv_msg_doit+0x100/0x160
[ 136.616147] genl_rcv_msg+0x1b8/0x2c0
[ 136.616156] ? __pfx_ethnl_default_doit+0x10/0x10
[ 136.616168] ? __pfx_genl_rcv_msg+0x10/0x10
[ 136.616176] netlink_rcv_skb+0x58/0x110
[ 136.616186] genl_rcv+0x28/0x40
[ 136.616195] netlink_unicast+0x19b/0x290
[ 136.616206] netlink_sendmsg+0x222/0x490
[ 136.616215] __sys_sendto+0x1fd/0x210
[ 136.616233] __x64_sys_sendto+0x24/0x30
[ 136.616242] do_syscall_64+0x82/0x160
[ 136.616252] ? __sys_recvmsg+0x83/0xe0
[ 136.616265] ? syscall_exit_to_user_mode+0x10/0x210
[ 136.616275] ? do_syscall_64+0x8e/0x160
[ 136.616282] ? __count_memcg_events+0xa1/0x130
[ 136.616295] ? count_memcg_events.constprop.0+0x1a/0x30
[ 136.616306] ? handle_mm_fault+0xae/0x2d0
[ 136.616319] ? do_user_addr_fault+0x379/0x670
[ 136.616328] ? clear_bhb_loop+0x45/0xa0
[ 136.616340] ? clear_bhb_loop+0x45/0xa0
[ 136.616349] ? clear_bhb_loop+0x45/0xa0
[ 136.616359] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e
[ 136.616369] RIP: 0033:0x7fd30ba7b047
[ 136.616376] Code: 0c 00 f7 d8 64 89 02 48 c7 c0 ff ff ff ff eb b8 0f 1f 00 f3 0f 1e fa 80 3d bd d5 0c 00 00 41 89 ca 74 10 b8 2c 00 00 00 0f 05 3d 00 f0 ff ff 77 71 c3 55 48 83 ec 30 44 89 4c 24 2c 4c 89 44
[ 136.616381] RSP: 002b:00007ffde1796d68 EFLAGS: 00000202 ORIG_RAX: 000000000000002c
[ 136.616388] RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 000055d7bd89f2a0 RCX: 00007fd30ba7b047
[ 136.616392] RDX: 0000000000000028 RSI: 000055d7bd89f3b0 RDI: 0000000000000003
[ 136.616396] RBP: 00007ffde1796e10 R08: 00007fd30bb4e200 R09: 000000000000000c
[ 136.616399] R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000202 R12: 000055d7bd89f340
[ 136.616403] R13: 000055d7bd89f3b0 R14: 000055d78943f200 R15: 0000000000000000
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How to fix CVE-2025-38402
Description: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: idpf: return 0 size for RSS key if not supported Returning -EOPNOTSUPP from function returning u32 is leading to cast and invalid size value as a result. -EOPNOTSUPP as a size probably will lead to allocation fail. Command: ethtool -x eth0 It is visible on […]
Exploit Difficulty: HARD
⏱️ Time to exploit: > 4 hours
🛠️ Required skills: Advanced security expertise
💰 Public exploits: Rare or not public
How to Fix:
- Check if you're running the affected product
- Update to the latest patched version
- If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access
- Test the fix in a staging environment first
- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)
- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations
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