Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mpls: Use...
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
mpls: Use rcu_dereference_rtnl() in mpls_route_input_rcu().
As syzbot reported [0], mpls_route_input_rcu() can be called
from mpls_getroute(), where is under RTNL.
net->mpls.platform_label is only updated under RTNL.
Let's use rcu_dereference_rtnl() in mpls_route_input_rcu() to
silence the splat.
[0]:
WARNING: suspicious RCU usage
6.15.0-rc7-syzkaller-00082-g5cdb2c77c4c3 #0 Not tainted
net/mpls/af_mpls.c:84 suspicious rcu_dereference_check() usage!
other info that might help us debug this:
rcu_scheduler_active = 2, debug_locks = 1
1 lock held by syz.2.4451/17730:
#0: ffffffff9012a3e8 (rtnl_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: rtnl_lock net/core/rtnetlink.c:80 [inline]
#0: ffffffff9012a3e8 (rtnl_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x371/0xe90 net/core/rtnetlink.c:6961
stack backtrace:
CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 17730 Comm: syz.2.4451 Not tainted 6.15.0-rc7-syzkaller-00082-g5cdb2c77c4c3 #0 PREEMPT(full)
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 05/07/2025
Call Trace:
__dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:94 [inline]
dump_stack_lvl+0x16c/0x1f0 lib/dump_stack.c:120
lockdep_rcu_suspicious+0x166/0x260 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:6865
mpls_route_input_rcu+0x1d4/0x200 net/mpls/af_mpls.c:84
mpls_getroute+0x621/0x1ea0 net/mpls/af_mpls.c:2381
rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x3c9/0xe90 net/core/rtnetlink.c:6964
netlink_rcv_skb+0x16d/0x440 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2534
netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1313 [inline]
netlink_unicast+0x53a/0x7f0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1339
netlink_sendmsg+0x8d1/0xdd0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1883
sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:712 [inline]
__sock_sendmsg net/socket.c:727 [inline]
____sys_sendmsg+0xa98/0xc70 net/socket.c:2566
___sys_sendmsg+0x134/0x1d0 net/socket.c:2620
__sys_sendmmsg+0x200/0x420 net/socket.c:2709
__do_sys_sendmmsg net/socket.c:2736 [inline]
__se_sys_sendmmsg net/socket.c:2733 [inline]
__x64_sys_sendmmsg+0x9c/0x100 net/socket.c:2733
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0xcd/0x230 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
RIP: 0033:0x7f0a2818e969
Code: ff ff c3 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 0f 1f 40 00 48 89 f8 48 89 f7 48 89 d6 48 89 ca 4d 89 c2 4d 89 c8 4c 8b 4c 24 08 0f 05 <48> 3d 01 f0 ff ff 73 01 c3 48 c7 c1 a8 ff ff ff f7 d8 64 89 01 48
RSP: 002b:00007f0a28f52038 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000133
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007f0a283b5fa0 RCX: 00007f0a2818e969
RDX: 0000000000000003 RSI: 0000200000000080 RDI: 0000000000000003
RBP: 00007f0a28210ab1 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: 0000000000000000 R14: 00007f0a283b5fa0 R15: 00007ffce5e9f268
Impact
CVE-2025-38324 has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium). The vector is requires local access, low privileges required, and no user interaction. A CVSS score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether this affects your application depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable in your environment. No fixed version is listed yet, so configuration controls and monitoring matter more in the interim.
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- What is CVE-2025-38324? CVE-2025-38324 is a medium-severity security vulnerability. No fixed version is listed yet.
- How severe is CVE-2025-38324? CVE-2025-38324 has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium). This score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether it represents real risk in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2025-38324? No fixed version is listed for CVE-2025-38324 yet. Monitor the advisory for updates and apply mitigations in the interim.
- Is CVE-2025-38324 exploitable, and should I be worried? Whether CVE-2025-38324 is exploitable in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable. A CVSS score is a worst-case rating; it does not account for your specific deployment, configuration, or usage patterns. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to show which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so you can focus on the ones that represent real risk. Get a demo
- What actually determines whether CVE-2025-38324 is exploitable, and how bad it is? Exploitability and impact are not fixed properties of a CVE. They depend on runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A high CVSS score on a dependency that never runs is not the same as real risk. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter.