{"cve":"CVE-2025-38587","nvd":{"published":"2025-08-19T17:15:36.250","modified":"2026-06-17T09:17:10.093","status":"Analyzed","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nipv6: fix possible infinite loop in fib6_info_uses_dev()\n\nfib6_info_uses_dev() seems to rely on RCU without an explicit\nprotection.\n\nLike the prior fix in rt6_nlmsg_size(),\nwe need to make sure fib6_del_route() or fib6_add_rt2node()\nhave not removed the anchor from the list, or we risk an infinite loop.","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":["CWE-835"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/16d21816c0918f8058b5fc14cbe8595d62046e2d","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9cb6de8ee144a94ae7a40bdb32560329ab7276f0","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bc85e62394f008fa848c4ba02c936c735a3e8ef5","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/db65739d406c72776fbdbbc334be827ef05880d2","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e09be457b71b983a085312ff9e981f51e4ed3211"],"products":["debian:debian_linux","linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:07:46.309729541+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2025-38587","score":0.00168,"percentile":0.05996,"date":"2026-10-31"},"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."]}