In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vsock/vmci: Clear the vmci transport packet properly when initializing it In vmci_transport_packet_init memset the vmci_transport_packet before populating the fields to avoid any uninitialised data being left in the structure.
History

Tue, 29 Jul 2025 12:30:00 +0000

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Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate


Sat, 26 Jul 2025 12:15:00 +0000

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Linux linux Kernel
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel

Fri, 25 Jul 2025 13:30:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vsock/vmci: Clear the vmci transport packet properly when initializing it In vmci_transport_packet_init memset the vmci_transport_packet before populating the fields to avoid any uninitialised data being left in the structure.
Title vsock/vmci: Clear the vmci transport packet properly when initializing it
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published: 2025-07-25T13:08:09.954Z

Updated: 2025-07-28T04:21:12.258Z

Reserved: 2025-04-16T04:51:24.012Z

Link: CVE-2025-38403

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-07-25T14:15:31.803

Modified: 2025-07-25T15:29:19.837

Link: CVE-2025-38403

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2025-07-25T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2025-38403 - Bugzilla