TI-2025-25603 Aliases CVE-2025-38264 GHSA-rhg9-f586-q28w

nvme-tcp: sanitize request list handling

MEDIUM 42Published 2025-07-09 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: Fixed

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: nvme-tcp: sanitize request list handling Validate the request in nvme_tcp_handle_r2t() to ensure it's not part of any list, otherwise a malicious R2T PDU might inject a loop in request list processing.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00447 39th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed Linux (Linux): 6.6.160, 6.12.36, 6.15.5 +1Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Linux	Linux	5.0 and later	6.6.160, 6.12.36, 6.15.5, 6.16	Patch available	CNA

Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.0 and later Fixed in 6.6.160, 6.12.36, 6.15.5, 6.16 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::	5.0 to before 6.12.36; 6.13 to before 6.15.5	Vulnerable	Linux

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 to before 6.12.36; 6.13 to before 6.15.5 Vulnerable ·Linux

Remediation

Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.6.160, 6.12.36, 6.15.5, 6.16

Red Hat 1 advisory

RHSA-2025:12662 Released 2025-08-04 · Red Hat rating Important
kernel security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) kernel-64k-debug-devel-6.12.0-55.25.1.el10_0, kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched-6.12.0-55.25.1.el10_0, kernel-64k-devel-6.12.0-55.25.1.el10_0 +12
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10) kernel-6.12.0-55.25.1.el10_0, kernel-64k-6.12.0-55.25.1.el10_0, kernel-64k-core-6.12.0-55.25.1.el10_0 +28
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10) kernel-tools-libs-devel-6.12.0-55.25.1.el10_0, libperf-6.12.0-55.25.1.el10_0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 10) kernel-rt-6.12.0-55.25.1.el10_0, kernel-rt-64k-6.12.0-55.25.1.el10_0, kernel-rt-64k-core-6.12.0-55.25.1.el10_0 +21
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 10) kernel-rt-6.12.0-55.25.1.el10_0, kernel-rt-core-6.12.0-55.25.1.el10_0, kernel-rt-debug-6.12.0-55.25.1.el10_0 +11

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

Product	Status	Plan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10)	Fixed	RHSA-2025:12662
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10)	Fixed	RHSA-2025:12662
Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10)	Fixed	RHSA-2025:12662
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 10)	Fixed	RHSA-2025:12662
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 10)	Fixed	RHSA-2025:12662

Not affected: 4 products

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-38264
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rhg9-f586-q28w
2026-10-21 Fix available: Linux/[email protected], Linux/Linux@8f27d152b2a59f443091cf9e3d815f06e32e9b96 · CNA
2026-10-21 1 new reference · CNA

References

Patch 3

Other 1

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f27d152b2a59f443091cf9e3d815f06e32e9b96

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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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Sources

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