{"id":"CVE-2025-38061","title":"net: pktgen: fix access outside of user given buffer in pktgen_thread_write()","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: pktgen: fix access outside of user given buffer in pktgen_thread_write()\n\nHonour the user given buffer size for the strn_len() calls (otherwise\nstrn_len() will acc…","severity":"none","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < a3d89f1cfe1e6d4bb164db2595511fd33db21900","Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 5bfa81539e22af4c40ae5d43d7212253462383a6","Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 128cdb617a87767c29be43e4431129942fce41df","Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < ef1158a6a650ecee72ab40851b1d52e04d3f9cb5","Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < c81c2ee1c3b050ed5c4e92876590cc7a259183f6","Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 6b1d3e9db82d01a88de1795b879df67c2116b4f4","Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 8fef258b555c75a467a6b4b7e3a3cbc46d5f4102","Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 425e64440ad0a2f03bdaf04be0ae53dededbaa77","Linux 2.6.12"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-11-05T20:48:47.295141Z"},"published":"2025-06-18","updated":"2026-11-05","sourceUpdated":"2026-11-05T20:52:14.006Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-38061","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3d89f1cfe1e6d4bb164db2595511fd33db21900"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5bfa81539e22af4c40ae5d43d7212253462383a6"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/128cdb617a87767c29be43e4431129942fce41df"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef1158a6a650ecee72ab40851b1d52e04d3f9cb5"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c81c2ee1c3b050ed5c4e92876590cc7a259183f6"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b1d3e9db82d01a88de1795b879df67c2116b4f4"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8fef258b555c75a467a6b4b7e3a3cbc46d5f4102"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/425e64440ad0a2f03bdaf04be0ae53dededbaa77"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"epss":0.00205,"epssPercentile":0.10514,"ingestedAt":"2026-11-05T22:38:31.913Z","slug":"CVE-2025-38061","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: pktgen: fix access outside of user given buffer in pktgen_thread_write()\n\nHonour the user given buffer size for the strn_len() calls (otherwise\nstrn_len() will access memory outside of the user given buffer).\n\n## Affected\n\n- `Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < a3d89f1cfe1e6d4bb164db2595511fd33db21900`\n- `Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 5bfa81539e22af4c40ae5d43d7212253462383a6`\n- `Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 128cdb617a87767c29be43e4431129942fce41df`\n- `Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < ef1158a6a650ecee72ab40851b1d52e04d3f9cb5`\n- `Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < c81c2ee1c3b050ed5c4e92876590cc7a259183f6`\n- `Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 6b1d3e9db82d01a88de1795b879df67c2116b4f4`\n- `Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 8fef258b555c75a467a6b4b7e3a3cbc46d5f4102`\n- `Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 425e64440ad0a2f03bdaf04be0ae53dededbaa77`\n- `Linux 2.6.12`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":3,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":2.8,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}