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TI-2025-25461 Aliases CVE-2025-38120GHSA-fpvw-x46c-p2qx

netfilter: nf_set_pipapo_avx2: fix initial map fill

Priority MEDIUM 49Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · Low
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 2 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nf_set_pipapo_avx2: fix initial map fill If the first field doesn't cover the entire start map, then we must zero out the remainder, else we leak those bits into the next match round map. The early fix was incomplete and did only fix up the generic C implementation. A followup patch adds a test case to nft_concat_range.sh.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00524 44th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 5.15.186, 6.1.142, 6.6.94 +4Red Hat: 2 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
LinuxLinux5.15.165 to before 5.15.186; 6.1.103 to before 6.1.142; 6.6.44 to before 6.6.94; 6.10.3 to before 6.115.15.186, 6.1.142, 6.6.94, 6.11Patch availableCNA
LinuxLinux6.11 and later5.15.186, 6.1.142, 6.6.94, 6.12.34, 6.15.3, 6.16Patch availableCNA
  • Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.15.165 to before 5.15.186; 6.1.103 to before 6.1.142; 6.6.44 to before 6.6.94; 6.10.3 to before 6.11 Fixed in 5.15.186, 6.1.142, 6.6.94, 6.11 Patch available CNA
  • Linux VendorLinux Affected 6.11 and later Fixed in 5.15.186, 6.1.142, 6.6.94, 6.12.34, 6.15.3, 6.16 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.15.165 to before 5.15.186; 6.1.103 to before 6.1.142; 6.6.44 to before 6.6.94; 6.10.3 to before 6.12.34; 6.13 to before 6.15.3VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.0VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.15.165 to before 5.15.186; 6.1.103 to before 6.1.142; 6.6.44 to before 6.6.94; 6.10.3 to before 6.12.34; 6.13 to before 6.15.3 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.0 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.15.186, 6.1.142, 6.6.94, 6.11
  • Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.15.186, 6.1.142, 6.6.94, 6.12.34, 6.15.3, 6.16

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Not affected: 3 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-38120
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fpvw-x46c-p2qx
  3. 2026-10-16 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

  • TI-2025-26358 tls: fix handling of zero-length records on the rx_list KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-38352 netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2013-05264 The (1) get_user and (2) put_user API functions in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 on the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-00125 Integer overflow in kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2013-01864 The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2021-05514 Heap Out-Of-Bounds Write in Netfilter IP6T_SO_SET_REPLACE KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
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