CVE-2025-38678

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Unfortunately, netdev event path only removes the first\ndevice that is found, leaving unregistered the hook of the duplicated\ndevice.\n\nCheck if a duplicated device exists in the transaction batch, bail out\nwith EEXIST in such case.\n\nWARNING is hit when unregistering the hook:\n\n [49042.221275] WARNING: CPU: 4 PID: 8425 at net/netfilter/core.c:340 nf_hook_entry_head+0xaa/0x150\n [49042.221375] CPU: 4 UID: 0 PID: 8425 Comm: nft Tainted: G S 6.16.0+ #170 PREEMPT(full)\n [...]\n [49042.221382] RIP: 0010:nf_hook_entry_head+0xaa/0x150"}], "metrics": [{"cvssV3_1": {"version": "3.1", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "baseScore": 7.8, "baseSeverity": "HIGH"}, "scenarios": [{"lang": "en", "value": "AV:L - The vulnerability is triggered through an nftables netlink batch on NETLINK_NETFILTER (NFNL_SUBSYS_NFTABLES) followed by a local netdev removal, both of which require local system access. Per kernel guidance, netfilter/nftables netlink configuration paths are Local.\nAC:L - The attacker deterministically constructs the condition by submitting a single batch containing two chain-update (or flowtable-update) messages naming the same device, then deleting that device; no race and no uncontrolled state is involved. CONFIG_NETFILTER_INGRESS and netdev-family chains are standard in distribution kernels.\nPR:L - nfnetlink only requires CAP_NET_ADMIN relative to the socket netns's user namespace (netlink_net_capable -> netlink_ns_capable with sock_net(skb->sk)->user_ns), so an unprivileged user gains it with unshare -Urn and can create dummy/veth devices, netdev chains and flowtables there. 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UAF of a groomable slab object gives the attacker control over the freed contents and an arbitrary-read path, so High.\nI:H - If the freed net_device is sprayed so nd_net matches, nf_hook_entry_head() returns a pointer into freed memory and __nf_unregister_net_hook()/nf_remove_net_hook()/__nf_hook_entries_tr y_shrink() then dereference and write through it, yielding a use-after-free write with an attacker-influenced nf_hook_entries pointer. The CHANGENAME variant also leaves a live ingress hook with ops->hook/ops->priv on freed basechain memory, reachable for control-flow hijack.\nA:H - The bug is confirmed to hit WARNING at nf_hook_entry_head+0xaa (net/netfilter/core.c) in the reporter's trace, and the underlying use-after-free on struct net_device causes oops/panic under KASAN or slab reuse. 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Desafortunadamente, la ruta de eventos de netdev solo elimina el primer dispositivo que se encuentra, dejando sin registrar el punto de enganche del dispositivo duplicado.\n\nComprobar si existe un dispositivo duplicado en el lote de la transacci\u00f3n, salir con EEXIST en tal caso.\n\nSe activa una ADVERTENCIA al anular el registro del punto de enganche:\n\n [49042.221275] WARNING: CPU: 4 PID: 8425 at net/netfilter/core.c:340 nf_hook_entry_head+0xaa/0x150\n [49042.221375] CPU: 4 UID: 0 PID: 8425 Comm: nft Tainted: G S 6.16.0+ #170 PREEMPT(full)\n [...]\n [49042.221382] RIP: 0010:nf_hook_entry_head+0xaa/0x150"}], "id": "CVE-2025-38678", "lastModified": "2026-10-19T21:10:00.160", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "LOCAL", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 7.8, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 1.8, "impactScore": 5.9, "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "type": "Secondary"}, {"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "LOCAL", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 5.5, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 1.8, "impactScore": 3.6, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}], "ssvcV203": [{"source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "ssvcData": {"id": "CVE-2025-38678", "options": [{"exploitation": "none"}, {"automatable": "no"}, {"technicalImpact": "total"}], "role": "CISA Coordinator", "timestamp": "2026-10-15T21:52:45.646428Z", "version": "2.0.3"}}]}, "published": "2025-09-03T13:15:48.897", "references": [{"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0521e694d5b80899fba8695881a6349f9bc538cb"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f358a66a04513311668ea4b40f5064e253d8386"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4681960bc0f4f8bcc782cbf2fd205f48ad314dfd"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ce2a0c3b8497a66cfc25fc7ca3d087258a785d2"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf23d531a9d496863aa4c5a0e2f71f0a23f3df3c"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf5fb87fcdaaaafec55dcc0dc5a9e15ead343973"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7615bde541f16517d6790412da6ec46fa8a4c1f"}], "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "vulnStatus": "Modified", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "NVD-CWE-noinfo"}], "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}

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