{"cve":"CVE-2025-38310","nvd":{"published":"2025-07-10T08:15:29.890","modified":"2026-06-17T09:16:35.760","status":"Analyzed","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nseg6: Fix validation of nexthop addresses\n\nThe kernel currently validates that the length of the provided nexthop\naddress does not exceed the specified length. This can lead to the\nkernel reading uninitialized memory if user space provided a shorter\nlength than the specified one.\n\nFix by validating that the provided length exactly matches the specified\none.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":[],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/668923c474608dd9ebce0fbcc41bd8a27aa73dd6","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7632fedb266d93ed0ed9f487133e6c6314a9b2d1","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cd4cd09810211fa23609c5c1018352e9e1cd8e5a","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cef33a86bcb04ecf4dc10c56f6c42ee9d1c54bac","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d2507aeea45b3c5aa24d5daae0cf3db76895c0b7"],"products":["debian:debian_linux","linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:04:28.436527499+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2025-38310","score":0.00169,"percentile":0.06224,"date":"2026-11-01"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}