In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: tipc: fix refcount warning in tipc_aead_encrypt
syzbot reported a refcount warning [1] caused by calling get_net() on
a network namespace that is being destroyed (refcount=0). This happens
when a TIPC discovery timer fires during network namespace cleanup.
The recently added get_net() call in commit e279024617134 ("net/tipc:
fix slab-use-after-free Read in tipc_aead_encrypt_done") attempts to
hold a reference to the network namespace. However, if the namespace
is already being destroyed, its refcount might be zero, leading to the
use-after-free warning.
Replace get_net() with maybe_get_net(), which safely checks if the
refcount is non-zero before incrementing it. If the namespace is being
destroyed, return -ENODEV early, after releasing the bearer reference.
[1]: https://lore.kernel.org/all/68342b55.a70a0220.253bc2.0091.GAE@google.com/T/#m12019cf9ae77e1954f666914640efa36d52704a2
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History
18 Dec 2025, 16:58
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| First Time |
Linux
Debian Debian debian Linux Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1.141:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.6.93:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.15:-:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.15.185:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.10.238:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 5.5 |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/307391e8fe70401a6d39ecc9978e13c2c0cdf81f - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/445d59025d76d0638b03110f8791d5b89ed5162d - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ff60e0d9974dccf24e89bcd3ee7933e538d929f - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/acab7ca5ff19889b80a8ee7dec220ee1a96dede9 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c762fc79d710d676b793f9d98b1414efe6eb51e6 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e0b11227c4e8eb4bdf1b86aa8f0f3abb24e0f029 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f29ccaa07cf3d35990f4d25028cc55470d29372b - Patch | |
| References | () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.html - Third Party Advisory, Mailing List | |
| References | () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html - Third Party Advisory, Mailing List |
03 Nov 2025, 18:16
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10 Jul 2025, 08:15
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Information
Published : 2025-07-10 08:15
Updated : 2025-12-18 16:58
NVD link : CVE-2025-38273
Mitre link : CVE-2025-38273
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-38273
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Products Affected
debian
- debian_linux
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
