In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: atm: clip: Fix potential null-ptr-deref in to_atmarpd(). atmarpd is protected by RTNL since commit f3a0592b37b8 ("[ATM]: clip causes unregister hang"). However, it is not enough because to_atmarpd() is called without RTNL, especially clip_neigh_solicit() / neigh_ops->solicit() is unsleepable. Also, there is no RTNL dependency around atmarpd. Let's use a private mutex and RCU to protect access to atmarpd in to_atmarpd().
History

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

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Metrics threat_severity

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cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Low


Sat, 26 Jul 2025 11:30:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: atm: clip: Fix potential null-ptr-deref in to_atmarpd(). atmarpd is protected by RTNL since commit f3a0592b37b8 ("[ATM]: clip causes unregister hang"). However, it is not enough because to_atmarpd() is called without RTNL, especially clip_neigh_solicit() / neigh_ops->solicit() is unsleepable. Also, there is no RTNL dependency around atmarpd. Let's use a private mutex and RCU to protect access to atmarpd in to_atmarpd().
Title atm: clip: Fix potential null-ptr-deref in to_atmarpd().
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published: 2025-07-25T15:27:38.608Z

Updated: 2025-07-28T04:23:06.309Z

Reserved: 2025-04-16T04:51:24.019Z

Link: CVE-2025-38460

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-07-25T16:15:31.787

Modified: 2025-07-29T14:14:55.157

Link: CVE-2025-38460

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

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

Links: CVE-2025-38460 - Bugzilla