Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2025-38490)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2025-38490). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: libwx: remove duplicate page_pool_put_full_page()
page_pool_put_full_page() should only be invoked when freeing Rx buffers
or building a skb if the size is too short. At other times, the pages
need to be reused. So remove the redundant page put. In the original
code, double free pages cause kernel panic:
[ 876.949834] __irq_exit_rcu+0xc7/0x130
[ 876.949836] common_interrupt+0xb8/0xd0
[ 876.949838]
[ 876.949838]
[ 876.949840] asm_common_interrupt+0x22/0x40
[ 876.949841] RIP: 0010:cpuidle_enter_state+0xc2/0x420
[ 876.949843] Code: 00 00 e8 d1 1d 5e ff e8 ac f0 ff ff 49 89 c5 0f 1f 44 00 00 31 ff e8 cd fc 5c ff 45 84 ff 0f 85 40 02 00 00 fb 0f 1f 44 00 00 <45> 85 f6 0f 88 84 01 00 00 49 63 d6 48 8d 04 52 48 8d 04 82 49 8d
[ 876.949844] RSP: 0018:ffffaa7340267e78 EFLAGS: 00000246
[ 876.949845] RAX: ffff9e3f135be000 RBX: 0000000000000002 RCX: 0000000000000000
[ 876.949846] RDX: 000000cc2dc4cb7c RSI: ffffffff89ee49ae RDI: ffffffff89ef9f9e
[ 876.949847] RBP: ffff9e378f940800 R08: 0000000000000002 R09: 00000000000000ed
[ 876.949848] R10: 000000000000afc8 R11: ffff9e3e9e5a9b6c R12: ffffffff8a6d8580
[ 876.949849] R13: 000000cc2dc4cb7c R14: 0000000000000002 R15: 0000000000000000
[ 876.949852] ? cpuidle_enter_state+0xb3/0x420
[ 876.949855] cpuidle_enter+0x29/0x40
[ 876.949857] cpuidle_idle_call+0xfd/0x170
[ 876.949859] do_idle+0x7a/0xc0
[ 876.949861] cpu_startup_entry+0x25/0x30
[ 87…
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
Auto-generated summary
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-38490 has been found in Linux kernel.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 9.8/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Linux kernel CVE-2025-38490" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2025-38490 (Linux kernel) — CWE-415 / CVSS v3 9.8
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-415) exists in Linux kernel.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Linux kernel.
Severity: Critical (CVSS 9.8/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Linux kernel を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- BellSoft Alpaquita BELL-CVE-2025-38490 linux-lts Fixed in: 6.12.41-r0
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2025-38490 linux Fixed in: 6.12.41-1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38490 linux-hwe-edge
References
- advisory github.com
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- package git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org