Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: libwx: properly reset...
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: libwx: properly reset Rx ring descriptor
When device reset is triggered by feature changes such as toggling Rx
VLAN offload, wx->do_reset() is called to reinitialize Rx rings. The
hardware descriptor ring may retain stale values from previous sessions.
And only set the length to 0 in rx_desc[0] would result in building
malformed SKBs. Fix it to ensure a clean slate after device reset.
[ 549.186435] [ C16] ------------[ cut here ]------------
[ 549.186457] [ C16] kernel BUG at net/core/skbuff.c:2814!
[ 549.186468] [ C16] Oops: invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] SMP NOPTI
[ 549.186472] [ C16] CPU: 16 UID: 0 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/16 Kdump: loaded Not tainted 6.16.0-rc4+ #23 PREEMPT(voluntary)
[ 549.186476] [ C16] Hardware name: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. MS-7E16/X670E GAMING PLUS WIFI (MS-7E16), BIOS 1.90 12/31/2024
[ 549.186478] [ C16] RIP: 0010:__pskb_pull_tail+0x3ff/0x510
[ 549.186484] [ C16] Code: 06 f0 ff 4f 34 74 7b 4d 8b 8c 24 c8 00 00 00 45 8b 84 24 c0 00 00 00 e9 c8 fd ff ff 48 c7 44 24 08 00 00 00 00 e9 5e fe ff ff <0f> 0b 31 c0 e9 23 90 5b ff 41 f7 c6 ff 0f 00 00 75 bf 49 8b 06 a8
[ 549.186487] [ C16] RSP: 0018:ffffb391c0640d70 EFLAGS: 00010282
[ 549.186490] [ C16] RAX: 00000000fffffff2 RBX: ffff8fe7e4d40200 RCX: 00000000fffffff2
[ 549.186492] [ C16] RDX: ffff8fe7c3a4bf8e RSI: 0000000000000180 RDI: ffff8fe7c3a4bf40
[ 549.186494] [ C16] RBP: ffffb391c0640da8 R08: ffff8fe7c3a4c0c0 R09: 000000000000000e
[ 549.186496] [ C16] R10: ffffb391c0640d88 R11: 000000000000000e R12: ffff8fe7e4d40200
[ 549.186497] [ C16] R13: 00000000fffffff2 R14: ffff8fe7fa01a000 R15: 00000000fffffff2
[ 549.186499] [ C16] FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff8fef5ae40000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
[ 549.186502] [ C16] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
[ 549.186503] [ C16] CR2: 00007f77d81d6000 CR3: 000000051a032000 CR4: 0000000000750ef0
[ 549.186505] [ C16] PKRU: 55555554
[ 549.186507] [ C16] Call Trace:
[ 549.186510] [ C16]
[ 549.186513] [ C16] ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5
[ 549.186517] [ C16] __skb_pad+0xc7/0xf0
[ 549.186523] [ C16] wx_clean_rx_irq+0x355/0x3b0 [libwx]
[ 549.186533] [ C16] wx_poll+0x92/0x120 [libwx]
[ 549.186540] [ C16] __napi_poll+0x28/0x190
[ 549.186544] [ C16] net_rx_action+0x301/0x3f0
[ 549.186548] [ C16] ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5
[ 549.186551] [ C16] ? __raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x1e/0x50
[ 549.186554] [ C16] ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5
[ 549.186557] [ C16] ? wake_up_nohz_cpu+0x35/0x160
[ 549.186559] [ C16] ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5
[ 549.186563] [ C16] handle_softirqs+0xf9/0x2c0
[ 549.186568] [ C16] __irq_exit_rcu+0xc7/0x130
[ 549.186572] [ C16] common_interrupt+0xb8/0xd0
[ 549.186576] [ C16]
[ 549.186577] [ C16]
[ 549.186579] [ C16] asm_common_interrupt+0x22/0x40
[ 549.186582] [ C16] RIP: 0010:cpuidle_enter_state+0xc2/0x420
[ 549.186585] [ C16] Code: 00 00 e8 11 0e 5e ff e8 ac f0 ff ff 49 89 c5 0f 1f 44 00 00 31 ff e8 0d ed 5c ff 45 84 ff 0f 85 40 02 00 00 fb 0f 1f 44 00 00 <45> 85 f6 0f 88 84 01 00 00 49 63 d6 48 8d 04 52 48 8d 04 82 49 8d
[ 549.186587] [ C16] RSP: 0018:ffffb391c0277e78 EFLAGS: 00000246
[ 549.186590] [ C16] RAX: ffff8fef5ae40000 RBX: 0000000000000003 RCX: 0000000000000000
[ 549.186591] [ C16] RDX: 0000007fde0faac5 RSI: ffffffff826e53f6 RDI: ffffffff826fa9b3
[ 549.186593] [ C16] RBP: ffff8fe7c3a20800 R08: 0000000000000002 R09: 0000000000000000
[ 549.186595] [ C16] R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 000000000000ffff R12: ffffffff82ed7a40
[ 549.186596] [ C16] R13: 0000007fde0faac5 R14: 0000000000000003 R15: 0000000000000000
[ 549.186601] [ C16] ? cpuidle_enter_state+0xb3/0x420
[ 549.186605] [ C16] cpuidle_en
---truncated---
Impact
CVE-2025-38532 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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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is CVE-2025-38532? CVE-2025-38532 is a medium-severity security vulnerability. No fixed version is listed yet.
- How severe is CVE-2025-38532? CVE-2025-38532 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-2025-38532? No fixed version is listed for CVE-2025-38532 yet. Monitor the advisory for updates and apply mitigations in the interim.
- Is CVE-2025-38532 exploitable, and should I be worried? Whether CVE-2025-38532 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-2025-38532 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.