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CVE-2025-38542

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net: appletalk: Fix device refcount leak in atrtr_create()

When updating an existing route entry in atrtr_create(), the old device reference was not being released before assigning the new device, leading to a device refcount leak. Fix this by calling dev_put() to release the old device reference before holding the new one.

  • Published: Aug 16, 2025
  • Updated: Jan 8, 2026
  • CVE: CVE-2025-38542
  • Severity: Medium
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: Medium
  • Score: 5.5
  • AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

No CWE or OWASP classifications available.

Software From Fixed in
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.13 5.4.296
linux / linux_kernel 5.5 5.10.240
linux / linux_kernel 5.11 5.15.189
linux / linux_kernel 5.16 6.1.146
linux / linux_kernel 6.2 6.6.99
linux / linux_kernel 6.7 6.12.39
linux / linux_kernel 6.13 6.15.7
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.12 2.6.12.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.12-rc3 2.6.12-rc3.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.12-rc4 2.6.12-rc4.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.12-rc5 2.6.12-rc5.x
linux / linux_kernel 6.16-rc1 6.16-rc1.x
linux / linux_kernel 6.16-rc2 6.16-rc2.x
linux / linux_kernel 6.16-rc3 6.16-rc3.x
linux / linux_kernel 6.16-rc4 6.16-rc4.x
linux / linux_kernel 6.16-rc5 6.16-rc5.x
debian / debian_linux 11.0 11.0.x