Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vmci: Prevent the...
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
vmci: Prevent the dispatching of uninitialized payloads
The reproducer executes the host's unlocked_ioctl call in two different
tasks. When init_context fails, the struct vmci_event_ctx is not fully
initialized when executing vmci_datagram_dispatch() to send events to all
vm contexts. This affects the datagram taken from the datagram queue of
its context by another task, because the datagram payload is not initialized
according to the size payload_size, which causes the kernel data to leak
to the user space.
Before dispatching the datagram, and before setting the payload content,
explicitly set the payload content to 0 to avoid data leakage caused by
incomplete payload initialization.
Impact
Affected versions
Security releases
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is CVE-2025-38611? CVE-2025-38611 is a unknown-severity security vulnerability. No fixed version is listed yet.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2025-38611? No fixed version is listed for CVE-2025-38611 yet. Monitor the advisory for updates and apply mitigations in the interim.
- Is CVE-2025-38611 exploitable, and should I be worried? Whether CVE-2025-38611 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-2025-38611 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.