CVE-2025-38491

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Source
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-38491
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2025-38491.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2025-38491
Downstream
Published
2025-07-28T12:15:31Z
Modified
2025-08-13T12:49:53.967394Z
Summary
[none]
Details

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

mptcp: make fallback action and fallback decision atomic

Syzkaller reported the following splat:

WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 7704 at net/mptcp/protocol.h:1223 mptcpdofallback net/mptcp/protocol.h:1223 [inline] WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 7704 at net/mptcp/protocol.h:1223 mptcpdofallback net/mptcp/protocol.h:1244 [inline] WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 7704 at net/mptcp/protocol.h:1223 checkfullyestablished net/mptcp/options.c:982 [inline] WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 7704 at net/mptcp/protocol.h:1223 mptcpincomingoptions+0x21a8/0x2510 net/mptcp/options.c:1153 Modules linked in: CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 7704 Comm: syz.3.1419 Not tainted 6.16.0-rc3-gbd5ce2324dba #20 PREEMPT(voluntary) Hardware name: QEMU Ubuntu 24.04 PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.16.3-debian-1.16.3-2 04/01/2014 RIP: 0010:mptcpdofallback net/mptcp/protocol.h:1223 [inline] RIP: 0010:mptcpdofallback net/mptcp/protocol.h:1244 [inline] RIP: 0010:checkfullyestablished net/mptcp/options.c:982 [inline] RIP: 0010:mptcpincomingoptions+0x21a8/0x2510 net/mptcp/options.c:1153 Code: 24 18 e8 bb 2a 00 fd e9 1b df ff ff e8 b1 21 0f 00 e8 ec 5f c4 fc 44 0f b7 ac 24 b0 00 00 00 e9 54 f1 ff ff e8 d9 5f c4 fc 90 <0f> 0b 90 e9 b8 f4 ff ff e8 8b 2a 00 fd e9 8d e6 ff ff e8 81 2a 00 RSP: 0018:ffff8880a3f08448 EFLAGS: 00010246 RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff8880180a8000 RCX: ffffffff84afcf45 RDX: ffff888090223700 RSI: ffffffff84afdaa7 RDI: 0000000000000001 RBP: ffff888017955780 R08: 0000000000000001 R09: 0000000000000000 R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: 0000000000000000 R13: ffff8880180a8910 R14: ffff8880a3e9d058 R15: 0000000000000000 FS: 00005555791b8500(0000) GS:ffff88811c495000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 000000110c2800b7 CR3: 0000000058e44000 CR4: 0000000000350ef0 Call Trace: <IRQ> tcpreset+0x26f/0x2b0 net/ipv4/tcpinput.c:4432 tcpvalidateincoming+0x1057/0x1b60 net/ipv4/tcpinput.c:5975 tcprcvestablished+0x5b5/0x21f0 net/ipv4/tcpinput.c:6166 tcpv4dorcv+0x5dc/0xa70 net/ipv4/tcpipv4.c:1925 tcpv4rcv+0x3473/0x44a0 net/ipv4/tcpipv4.c:2363 ipprotocoldeliverrcu+0xba/0x480 net/ipv4/ipinput.c:205 iplocaldeliverfinish+0x2f1/0x500 net/ipv4/ipinput.c:233 NFHOOK include/linux/netfilter.h:317 [inline] NFHOOK include/linux/netfilter.h:311 [inline] iplocaldeliver+0x1be/0x560 net/ipv4/ipinput.c:254 dstinput include/net/dst.h:469 [inline] iprcvfinish net/ipv4/ipinput.c:447 [inline] NFHOOK include/linux/netfilter.h:317 [inline] NFHOOK include/linux/netfilter.h:311 [inline] iprcv+0x514/0x810 net/ipv4/ipinput.c:567 _netifreceiveskbonecore+0x197/0x1e0 net/core/dev.c:5975 _netifreceiveskb+0x1f/0x120 net/core/dev.c:6088 processbacklog+0x301/0x1360 net/core/dev.c:6440 _napipoll.constprop.0+0xba/0x550 net/core/dev.c:7453 napipoll net/core/dev.c:7517 [inline] netrxaction+0xb44/0x1010 net/core/dev.c:7644 handlesoftirqs+0x1d0/0x770 kernel/softirq.c:579 dosoftirq+0x3f/0x90 kernel/softirq.c:480 </IRQ> <TASK> _localbhenableip+0xed/0x110 kernel/softirq.c:407 localbhenable include/linux/bottomhalf.h:33 [inline] inetcsklistenstop+0x2c5/0x1070 net/ipv4/inetconnectionsock.c:1524 mptcpchecklistenstop.part.0+0x1cc/0x220 net/mptcp/protocol.c:2985 mptcpchecklistenstop net/mptcp/mib.h:118 [inline] _mptcpclose+0x9b9/0xbd0 net/mptcp/protocol.c:3000 mptcpclose+0x2f/0x140 net/mptcp/protocol.c:3066 inetrelease+0xed/0x200 net/ipv4/afinet.c:435 inet6release+0x4f/0x70 net/ipv6/afinet6.c:487 _sockrelease+0xb3/0x270 net/socket.c:649 sockclose+0x1c/0x30 net/socket.c:1439 _fput+0x402/0xb70 fs/filetable.c:465 taskworkrun+0x150/0x240 kernel/taskwork.c:227 resumeusermodework include/linux/resumeusermode.h:50 [inline] exittousermodeloop+0xd4 ---truncated---

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / linux

Package

Name
linux
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/linux?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

5.*

5.10.46-4
5.10.46-5
5.10.70-1~bpo10+1
5.10.70-1
5.10.84-1
5.10.92-1~bpo10+1
5.10.92-1
5.10.92-2
5.10.103-1~bpo10+1
5.10.103-1
5.10.106-1
5.10.113-1
5.10.120-1~bpo10+1
5.10.120-1
5.10.127-1
5.10.127-2~bpo10+1
5.10.127-2
5.10.136-1
5.10.140-1
5.10.148-1
5.10.149-1
5.10.149-2
5.10.158-1
5.10.158-2
5.10.162-1
5.10.178-1
5.10.178-2
5.10.178-3
5.10.179-1
5.10.179-2
5.10.179-3
5.10.179-4
5.10.179-5
5.10.191-1
5.10.197-1
5.10.205-1
5.10.205-2
5.10.209-1
5.10.209-2
5.10.216-1
5.10.218-1
5.10.221-1
5.10.223-1
5.10.226-1
5.10.234-1
5.10.237-1
5.13.9-1~exp1
5.13.9-1~exp2
5.13.12-1~exp1
5.14-1~exp1
5.14-1~exp2
5.14.1-1~exp1
5.14.2-1~exp1
5.14.3-1~exp1
5.14.6-1
5.14.6-2
5.14.6-3
5.14.9-1
5.14.9-2~bpo11+1
5.14.9-2
5.14.12-1
5.14.16-1
5.15-1~exp1
5.15.1-1~exp1
5.15.2-1~exp1
5.15.3-1
5.15.5-1
5.15.5-2~bpo11+1
5.15.5-2
5.15.15-1
5.15.15-2~bpo11+1
5.15.15-2
5.16~rc1-1~exp1
5.16~rc3-1~exp1
5.16~rc4-1~exp1
5.16~rc5-1~exp1
5.16~rc6-1~exp1
5.16~rc7-1~exp1
5.16~rc8-1~exp1
5.16.3-1~exp1
5.16.4-1~exp1
5.16.7-1
5.16.7-2
5.16.10-1
5.16.11-1~bpo11+1
5.16.11-1
5.16.12-1~bpo11+1
5.16.12-1
5.16.14-1
5.16.18-1
5.17~rc3-1~exp1
5.17~rc4-1~exp1
5.17~rc5-1~exp1
5.17~rc6-1~exp1
5.17~rc7-1~exp1
5.17~rc8-1~exp1
5.17.1-1~exp1
5.17.3-1
5.17.6-1
5.17.11-1
5.18-1~exp1
5.18.2-1~bpo11+1
5.18.2-1
5.18.5-1
5.18.14-1~bpo11+1
5.18.14-1
5.18.16-1~bpo11+1
5.18.16-1
5.19~rc4-1~exp1
5.19~rc6-1~exp1
5.19-1~exp1
5.19.6-1
5.19.11-1~bpo11+1
5.19.11-1

6.*

6.0~rc7-1~exp1
6.0-1~exp1
6.0.2-1
6.0.3-1~bpo11+1
6.0.3-1
6.0.5-1
6.0.6-1
6.0.6-2
6.0.7-1
6.0.8-1
6.0.10-1
6.0.10-2
6.0.12-1~bpo11+1
6.0.12-1
6.0.12-1+alpha
6.1~rc3-1~exp1
6.1~rc5-1~exp1
6.1~rc6-1~exp1
6.1~rc7-1~exp1
6.1~rc8-1~exp1
6.1.1-1~exp1
6.1.1-1~exp2
6.1.2-1~exp1
6.1.4-1
6.1.7-1
6.1.8-1
6.1.8-1+sh4
6.1.11-1
6.1.12-1~bpo11+1
6.1.12-1
6.1.15-1~bpo11+1
6.1.15-1
6.1.20-1~bpo11+1
6.1.20-1
6.1.20-2~bpo11+1
6.1.20-2
6.1.25-1
6.1.27-1~bpo11+1
6.1.27-1
6.1.37-1
6.1.38-1
6.1.38-2~bpo11+1
6.1.38-2
6.1.38-3
6.1.38-4~bpo11+1
6.1.38-4
6.1.52-1
6.1.55-1~bpo11+1
6.1.55-1
6.1.64-1
6.1.66-1
6.1.67-1
6.1.69-1~bpo11+1
6.1.69-1
6.1.76-1~bpo11+1
6.1.76-1
6.1.82-1
6.1.85-1
6.1.90-1~bpo11+1
6.1.90-1
6.1.94-1~bpo11+1
6.1.94-1
6.1.98-1
6.1.99-1
6.1.106-1
6.1.106-2
6.1.106-3
6.1.112-1
6.1.115-1
6.1.119-1
6.1.123-1
6.1.124-1
6.1.128-1
6.1.129-1
6.1.133-1
6.1.135-1
6.1.137-1
6.1.139-1
6.1.140-1
6.1.147-1
6.3.1-1~exp1
6.3.2-1~exp1
6.3.4-1~exp1
6.3.5-1~exp1
6.3.7-1~bpo12+1
6.3.7-1
6.3.11-1
6.4~rc6-1~exp1
6.4~rc7-1~exp1
6.4.1-1~exp1
6.4.4-1~bpo12+1
6.4.4-1
6.4.4-2
6.4.4-3~bpo12+1
6.4.4-3
6.4.11-1
6.4.13-1
6.5~rc4-1~exp1
6.5~rc6-1~exp1
6.5~rc7-1~exp1
6.5.1-1~exp1
6.5.3-1~bpo12+1
6.5.3-1
6.5.6-1
6.5.8-1
6.5.10-1~bpo12+1
6.5.10-1
6.5.13-1
6.6.3-1~exp1
6.6.4-1~exp1
6.6.7-1~exp1
6.6.8-1
6.6.9-1
6.6.11-1
6.6.13-1~bpo12+1
6.6.13-1
6.6.15-1
6.6.15-2
6.7-1~exp1
6.7.1-1~exp1
6.7.4-1~exp1
6.7.7-1
6.7.9-1
6.7.9-2
6.7.12-1~bpo12+1
6.7.12-1
6.8.9-1
6.8.11-1
6.8.12-1~bpo12+1
6.8.12-1
6.9.2-1~exp1
6.9.7-1~bpo12+1
6.9.7-1
6.9.8-1
6.9.9-1
6.9.10-1~bpo12+1
6.9.10-1
6.9.11-1
6.9.12-1
6.10-1~exp1
6.10.1-1~exp1
6.10.3-1
6.10.4-1
6.10.6-1~bpo12+1
6.10.6-1
6.10.7-1
6.10.9-1
6.10.11-1~bpo12+1
6.10.11-1
6.10.12-1
6.11~rc4-1~exp1
6.11~rc5-1~exp1
6.11-1~exp1
6.11.2-1
6.11.4-1
6.11.5-1~bpo12+1
6.11.5-1
6.11.6-1
6.11.7-1
6.11.9-1
6.11.10-1~bpo12+1
6.11.10-1
6.12~rc6-1~exp1
6.12.3-1
6.12.5-1
6.12.6-1
6.12.8-1
6.12.9-1~bpo12+1
6.12.9-1
6.12.9-1+alpha
6.12.10-1
6.12.11-1
6.12.11-1+alpha
6.12.11-1+alpha.1
6.12.12-1~bpo12+1
6.12.12-1
6.12.13-1
6.12.15-1
6.12.16-1
6.12.17-1
6.12.19-1
6.12.20-1
6.12.21-1
6.12.22-1~bpo12+1
6.12.22-1
6.12.25-1
6.12.27-1~bpo12+1
6.12.27-1
6.12.29-1
6.12.30-1~bpo12+1
6.12.30-1
6.12.31-1
6.12.32-1~bpo12+1
6.12.32-1
6.12.33-1~bpo12+1
6.12.33-1
6.12.35-1~bpo12+1
6.12.35-1
6.12.37-1
6.12.38-1~bpo12+1
6.12.38-1
6.13~rc6-1~exp1
6.13~rc7-1~exp1
6.13.2-1~exp1
6.13.3-1~exp1
6.13.4-1~exp1
6.13.5-1~exp1
6.13.6-1~exp1
6.13.7-1~exp1
6.13.8-1~exp1
6.13.9-1~exp1
6.13.10-1~exp1
6.13.11-1~exp1
6.14.3-1~exp1
6.14.5-1~exp1
6.14.6-1~exp1
6.15~rc7-1~exp1
6.15-1~exp1
6.15.1-1~exp1
6.15.2-1~exp1
6.15.3-1~exp1
6.15.4-1~exp1
6.15.5-1~exp1
6.15.6-1~exp1
6.16~rc7-1~exp1
6.16-1~exp1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / linux

Package

Name
linux
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/linux?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

6.*

6.1.27-1
6.1.37-1
6.1.38-1
6.1.38-2~bpo11+1
6.1.38-2
6.1.38-3
6.1.38-4~bpo11+1
6.1.38-4
6.1.52-1
6.1.55-1~bpo11+1
6.1.55-1
6.1.64-1
6.1.66-1
6.1.67-1
6.1.69-1~bpo11+1
6.1.69-1
6.1.76-1~bpo11+1
6.1.76-1
6.1.82-1
6.1.85-1
6.1.90-1~bpo11+1
6.1.90-1
6.1.94-1~bpo11+1
6.1.94-1
6.1.98-1
6.1.99-1
6.1.106-1
6.1.106-2
6.1.106-3
6.1.112-1
6.1.115-1
6.1.119-1
6.1.123-1
6.1.124-1
6.1.128-1
6.1.129-1
6.1.133-1
6.1.135-1
6.1.137-1
6.1.139-1
6.1.140-1
6.1.147-1
6.3.1-1~exp1
6.3.2-1~exp1
6.3.4-1~exp1
6.3.5-1~exp1
6.3.7-1~bpo12+1
6.3.7-1
6.3.11-1
6.4~rc6-1~exp1
6.4~rc7-1~exp1
6.4.1-1~exp1
6.4.4-1~bpo12+1
6.4.4-1
6.4.4-2
6.4.4-3~bpo12+1
6.4.4-3
6.4.11-1
6.4.13-1
6.5~rc4-1~exp1
6.5~rc6-1~exp1
6.5~rc7-1~exp1
6.5.1-1~exp1
6.5.3-1~bpo12+1
6.5.3-1
6.5.6-1
6.5.8-1
6.5.10-1~bpo12+1
6.5.10-1
6.5.13-1
6.6.3-1~exp1
6.6.4-1~exp1
6.6.7-1~exp1
6.6.8-1
6.6.9-1
6.6.11-1
6.6.13-1~bpo12+1
6.6.13-1
6.6.15-1
6.6.15-2
6.7-1~exp1
6.7.1-1~exp1
6.7.4-1~exp1
6.7.7-1
6.7.9-1
6.7.9-2
6.7.12-1~bpo12+1
6.7.12-1
6.8.9-1
6.8.11-1
6.8.12-1~bpo12+1
6.8.12-1
6.9.2-1~exp1
6.9.7-1~bpo12+1
6.9.7-1
6.9.8-1
6.9.9-1
6.9.10-1~bpo12+1
6.9.10-1
6.9.11-1
6.9.12-1
6.10-1~exp1
6.10.1-1~exp1
6.10.3-1
6.10.4-1
6.10.6-1~bpo12+1
6.10.6-1
6.10.7-1
6.10.9-1
6.10.11-1~bpo12+1
6.10.11-1
6.10.12-1
6.11~rc4-1~exp1
6.11~rc5-1~exp1
6.11-1~exp1
6.11.2-1
6.11.4-1
6.11.5-1~bpo12+1
6.11.5-1
6.11.6-1
6.11.7-1
6.11.9-1
6.11.10-1~bpo12+1
6.11.10-1
6.12~rc6-1~exp1
6.12.3-1
6.12.5-1
6.12.6-1
6.12.8-1
6.12.9-1~bpo12+1
6.12.9-1
6.12.9-1+alpha
6.12.10-1
6.12.11-1
6.12.11-1+alpha
6.12.11-1+alpha.1
6.12.12-1~bpo12+1
6.12.12-1
6.12.13-1
6.12.15-1
6.12.16-1
6.12.17-1
6.12.19-1
6.12.20-1
6.12.21-1
6.12.22-1~bpo12+1
6.12.22-1
6.12.25-1
6.12.27-1~bpo12+1
6.12.27-1
6.12.29-1
6.12.30-1~bpo12+1
6.12.30-1
6.12.31-1
6.12.32-1~bpo12+1
6.12.32-1
6.12.33-1~bpo12+1
6.12.33-1
6.12.35-1~bpo12+1
6.12.35-1
6.12.37-1
6.12.38-1~bpo12+1
6.12.38-1
6.13~rc6-1~exp1
6.13~rc7-1~exp1
6.13.2-1~exp1
6.13.3-1~exp1
6.13.4-1~exp1
6.13.5-1~exp1
6.13.6-1~exp1
6.13.7-1~exp1
6.13.8-1~exp1
6.13.9-1~exp1
6.13.10-1~exp1
6.13.11-1~exp1
6.14.3-1~exp1
6.14.5-1~exp1
6.14.6-1~exp1
6.15~rc7-1~exp1
6.15-1~exp1
6.15.1-1~exp1
6.15.2-1~exp1
6.15.3-1~exp1
6.15.4-1~exp1
6.15.5-1~exp1
6.15.6-1~exp1
6.16~rc7-1~exp1
6.16-1~exp1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / linux

Package

Name
linux
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/linux?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.12.41-1

Affected versions

6.*

6.12.38-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:14 / linux

Package

Name
linux
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/linux?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

6.*

6.12.38-1
6.13~rc6-1~exp1
6.13~rc7-1~exp1
6.13.2-1~exp1
6.13.3-1~exp1
6.13.4-1~exp1
6.13.5-1~exp1
6.13.6-1~exp1
6.13.7-1~exp1
6.13.8-1~exp1
6.13.9-1~exp1
6.13.10-1~exp1
6.13.11-1~exp1
6.14.3-1~exp1
6.14.5-1~exp1
6.14.6-1~exp1
6.15~rc7-1~exp1
6.15-1~exp1
6.15.1-1~exp1
6.15.2-1~exp1
6.15.3-1~exp1
6.15.4-1~exp1
6.15.5-1~exp1
6.15.6-1~exp1
6.16~rc7-1~exp1
6.16-1~exp1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}