atm: clip: prevent NULL deref in clip_push()
Priority LOW 24CWE-476Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-476.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: atm: clip: prevent NULL deref in clip_push() Blamed commit missed that vcc_destroy_socket() calls clip_push() with a NULL skb. If clip_devs is NULL, clip_push() then crashes when reading skb->truesize.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00179 7th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 5.10.240, 5.15.187, 6.1.143 +4Red Hat: 2 without a fix
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 5.7 and later | 5.10.240, 5.15.187, 6.1.143, 6.6.96, 6.12.36, 6.15.5, 6.16 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.7 and later Fixed in 5.10.240, 5.15.187, 6.1.143, 6.6.96, 6.12.36, 6.15.5, 6.16 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 9
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.7.1 to before 5.10.240; 5.11 to before 5.15.187; 5.16 to before 6.1.143; 6.2 to before 6.6.96; 6.7 to before 6.12.36; 6.13 to before 6.15.5 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.7 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.7:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.7 rc5 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.7:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.7 rc6 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.7:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.7 rc7 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.16 rc1 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.16 rc2 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.16 rc3 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.7.1 to before 5.10.240; 5.11 to before 5.15.187; 5.16 to before 6.1.143; 6.2 to before 6.6.96; 6.7 to before 6.12.36; 6.13 to before 6.15.5 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.7 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.7:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.7 rc5 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.7:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.7 rc6 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.7:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.7 rc7 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.16 rc1 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.16 rc2 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.16 rc3 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.240, 5.15.187, 6.1.143, 6.6.96, 6.12.36, 6.15.5, 6.16
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 3 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-38251
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3x3g-jxm8-5fvx
- 2026-11-05 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Patch 7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/41f6420ee845006354c004839fed07da71e34aee
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9199e8cb75f13a1650adcb3c6cad42789c43884e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88c88f91f4b3563956bb52e7a71a3640f7ece157
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c709dce16999bf6a1d2ce377deb5dd6fdd8cb08
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a07005a77b18ae59b8471e7e4d991fa9f642b3c2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ede31ad949ae0d03cb4c5edd79991586ad7c8bb8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b993ea46b3b601915ceaaf3c802adf11e7d6bac6
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Sources
- CVE-2025-38251 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-38251 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3x3g-jxm8-5fvx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-38251 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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