Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: landlock: Fix warning from...
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
landlock: Fix warning from KUnit tests
get_id_range() expects a positive value as first argument but
get_random_u8() can return 0. Fix this by clamping it.
Validated by running the test in a for loop for 1000 times.
Note that MAX() is wrong as it is only supposed to be used for
constants, but max() is good here.
[..] ok 9 test_range2_rand1
[..] ok 10 test_range2_rand2
[..] ok 11 test_range2_rand15
[..] ------------[ cut here ]------------
[..] WARNING: CPU: 6 PID: 104 at security/landlock/id.c:99 test_range2_rand16 (security/landlock/id.c:99 (discriminator 1) security/landlock/id.c:234 (discriminator 1))
[..] Modules linked in:
[..] CPU: 6 UID: 0 PID: 104 Comm: kunit_try_catch Tainted: G N 6.16.0-rc1-dev-00001-g314a2f98b65f #1 PREEMPT(undef)
[..] Tainted: [N]=TEST
[..] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.16.3-debian-1.16.3-2 04/01/2014
[..] RIP: 0010:test_range2_rand16 (security/landlock/id.c:99 (discriminator 1) security/landlock/id.c:234 (discriminator 1))
[..] Code: 49 c7 c0 10 70 30 82 4c 89 ff 48 c7 c6 a0 63 1e 83 49 c7 45 a0 e0 63 1e 83 e8 3f 95 17 00 e9 1f ff ff ff 0f 0b e9 df fd ff ff <0f> 0b ba 01 00 00 00 e9 68 fe ff ff 49 89 45 a8 49 8d 4d a0 45 31
[..] RSP: 0000:ffff888104eb7c78 EFLAGS: 00010246
[..] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 000000000870822c RCX: 0000000000000000
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
[..]
[..] Call Trace:
[..]
[..] ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---
[..] ok 12 test_range2_rand16
[..] # landlock_id: pass:12 fail:0 skip:0 total:12
[..] # Totals: pass:12 fail:0 skip:0 total:12
[..] ok 1 landlock_id
[mic: Minor cosmetic improvements]
Impact
CVE-2025-38651 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.
Affected versions
Security releases
Kodem intelligence
Severity tells you how bad this could be in the worst case. It does not tell you whether you are exposed. Exploitability and impact are functions of runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A vulnerable package can sit in your dependency tree and never run.
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. Kodem's runtime-powered SCA identifies whether this CVE is reachable in your applications.
Already deployed Kodem?
See it in your environmentNew to Kodem? Get a demo →Remediation advice
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is CVE-2025-38651? CVE-2025-38651 is a medium-severity security vulnerability. No fixed version is listed yet.
- How severe is CVE-2025-38651? CVE-2025-38651 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-2025-38651? No fixed version is listed for CVE-2025-38651 yet. Monitor the advisory for updates and apply mitigations in the interim.
- Is CVE-2025-38651 exploitable, and should I be worried? Whether CVE-2025-38651 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-2025-38651 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.