CVE-2025-38264

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.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0bf04c874fcb1ae46a863034296e4b33d8fbd66c	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78a4adcd3fedb0728436e8094848ebf4c6bae006	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f27d152b2a59f443091cf9e3d815f06e32e9b96
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f054ea62598197714a6ca7b3b387a027308f8b13	Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::

History

21 Oct 2026, 13:18

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		() https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f27d152b2a59f443091cf9e3d815f06e32e9b96 -

Information

Published : 2025-07-09 11:15

Updated : 2026-10-21 13:18

NVD link : CVE-2025-38264

Mitre link : CVE-2025-38264

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-38264

JSON object : View

Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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