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CVE-2025-38589— neighbour: Fix null-ptr-deref in neigh_flush_dev().

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Linux Linux
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Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会的开源操作系统Linux所使用的内核。 Linux kernel存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于neighbour模块在neigh_flush_dev函数中可能导致空指针取消引用。

AI Predicted 4.9 Difficulty: Moderate EPSS 0.16% · P5

Possible ATT&CK Techniques 1 AI

T1203 · Exploitation for Client Execution

Affected Version Matrix 8

VendorProduct Version RangeStatus
Linux Linux f7f52738637f4361c108cad36e23ee98959a9006< d9c4328795697ebc392a63fece3901999c09cddd affected
f7f52738637f4361c108cad36e23ee98959a9006< 47fbd7f8df19bdfbe334ee83f35568c9a29221ae affected
f7f52738637f4361c108cad36e23ee98959a9006< 1bbb76a899486827394530916f01214d049931b3 affected
6.13 affected
< 6.13 unaffected
6.15.10≤ 6.15.* unaffected
6.16.1≤ 6.16.* unaffected
6.17≤ * unaffected
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2025-38589

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Vulnerability Title
neighbour: Fix null-ptr-deref in neigh_flush_dev().
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: neighbour: Fix null-ptr-deref in neigh_flush_dev(). kernel test robot reported null-ptr-deref in neigh_flush_dev(). [0] The cited commit introduced per-netdev neighbour list and converted neigh_flush_dev() to use it instead of the global hash table. One thing we missed is that neigh_table_clear() calls neigh_ifdown() with NULL dev. Let's restore the hash table iteration. Note that IPv6 module is no longer unloadable, so neigh_table_clear() is called only when IPv6 fails to initialise, which is unlikely to happen. [0]: IPv6: Attempt to unregister permanent protocol 136 IPv6: Attempt to unregister permanent protocol 17 Oops: general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0xdffffc00000001a0: 0000 [#1] SMP KASAN KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000d00-0x0000000000000d07] CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 1 Comm: systemd Tainted: G T 6.12.0-rc6-01246-gf7f52738637f #1 Tainted: [T]=RANDSTRUCT Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.16.2-debian-1.16.2-1 04/01/2014 RIP: 0010:neigh_flush_dev.llvm.6395807810224103582+0x52/0x570 Code: c1 e8 03 42 8a 04 38 84 c0 0f 85 15 05 00 00 31 c0 41 83 3e 0a 0f 94 c0 48 8d 1c c3 48 81 c3 f8 0c 00 00 48 89 d8 48 c1 e8 03 <42> 80 3c 38 00 74 08 48 89 df e8 f7 49 93 fe 4c 8b 3b 4d 85 ff 0f RSP: 0000:ffff88810026f408 EFLAGS: 00010206 RAX: 00000000000001a0 RBX: 0000000000000d00 RCX: 0000000000000000 RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: ffffffffc0631640 RBP: ffff88810026f470 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000 R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: 0000000000000000 R13: ffffffffc0625250 R14: ffffffffc0631640 R15: dffffc0000000000 FS: 00007f575cb83940(0000) GS:ffff8883aee00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 00007f575db40008 CR3: 00000002bf936000 CR4: 00000000000406f0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 Call Trace: <TASK> __neigh_ifdown.llvm.6395807810224103582+0x44/0x390 neigh_table_clear+0xb1/0x268 ndisc_cleanup+0x21/0x38 [ipv6] init_module+0x2f5/0x468 [ipv6] do_one_initcall+0x1ba/0x628 do_init_module+0x21a/0x530 load_module+0x2550/0x2ea0 __se_sys_finit_module+0x3d2/0x620 __x64_sys_finit_module+0x76/0x88 x64_sys_call+0x7ff/0xde8 do_syscall_64+0xfb/0x1e8 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x67/0x6f RIP: 0033:0x7f575d6f2719 Code: 08 89 e8 5b 5d c3 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 90 48 89 f8 48 89 f7 48 89 d6 48 89 ca 4d 89 c2 4d 89 c8 4c 8b 4c 24 08 0f 05 <48> 3d 01 f0 ff ff 73 01 c3 48 8b 0d b7 06 0d 00 f7 d8 64 89 01 48 RSP: 002b:00007fff82a2a268 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000139 RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 0000557827b45310 RCX: 00007f575d6f2719 RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 00007f575d584efd RDI: 0000000000000004 RBP: 00007f575d584efd R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000557827b47b00 R10: 0000000000000004 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000020000 R13: 0000000000000000 R14: 0000557827b470e0 R15: 00007f575dbb4270 </TASK> Modules linked in: ipv6(+)
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
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Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
Linux kernel 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会的开源操作系统Linux所使用的内核。 Linux kernel存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于neighbour模块在neigh_flush_dev函数中可能导致空指针取消引用。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)

Affected Products

Vendor Product Affected Versions CPE Subscribe
Linux Linux f7f52738637f4361c108cad36e23ee98959a9006 ~ d9c4328795697ebc392a63fece3901999c09cddd -
Linux Linux 6.13 -

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Same Patch Batch · Linux · 2025-08-19 · 59 CVEs total

CVE-2025-38561 9.8 CRITICAL ksmbd: fix Preauh_HashValue race condition
CVE-2025-38566 9.8 CRITICAL sunrpc: fix handling of server side tls alerts
CVE-2025-38560 9.3 CRITICAL x86/sev: Evict cache lines during SNP memory validation
CVE-2025-38601 8.8 HIGH wifi: ath11k: clear initialized flag for deinit-ed srng lists
CVE-2025-38600 8.8 HIGH wifi: mt76: mt7925: fix off by one in mt7925_mcu_hw_scan()
CVE-2025-38599 8.8 HIGH wifi: mt76: mt7996: Fix possible OOB access in mt7996_tx()
CVE-2025-38592 8.8 HIGH Bluetooth: hci_devcd_dump: fix out-of-bounds via dev_coredumpv
CVE-2025-38608 8.6 HIGH bpf, ktls: Fix data corruption when using bpf_msg_pop_data() in ktls
CVE-2025-38574 8.6 HIGH pptp: ensure minimal skb length in pptp_xmit()
CVE-2025-38571 8.2 HIGH sunrpc: fix client side handling of tls alerts
CVE-2025-38615 7.8 HIGH fs/ntfs3: cancle set bad inode after removing name fails
CVE-2025-38579 7.8 HIGH f2fs: fix KMSAN uninit-value in extent_info usage
CVE-2025-38604 7.8 HIGH wifi: rtl818x: Kill URBs before clearing tx status queue
CVE-2025-38607 7.8 HIGH bpf: handle jset (if a & b ...) as a jump in CFG computation
CVE-2025-38614 7.8 HIGH eventpoll: Fix semi-unbounded recursion
CVE-2025-38593 7.8 HIGH Bluetooth: hci_sync: fix double free in 'hci_discovery_filter_clear()'
CVE-2025-38586 7.8 HIGH bpf, arm64: Fix fp initialization for exception boundary
CVE-2025-38582 7.8 HIGH RDMA/hns: Fix double destruction of rsv_qp
CVE-2025-38580 7.8 HIGH ext4: fix inode use after free in ext4_end_io_rsv_work()
CVE-2025-38555 7.8 HIGH usb: gadget : fix use-after-free in composite_dev_cleanup()

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