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CVE-2025-38246

9.8 · CRITICAL

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bnxt: properly flush XDP redirect lists We encountered following crash when testing a XDP_REDIRECT feature in production: [562…

Published Jul 9, 2025EPSS 0.34%

Overview

CVE-2025-38246 is a critical-severity vulnerability. It was published on July 9, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, rated CRITICAL. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

bnxt: properly flush XDP redirect lists

We encountered following crash when testing a XDP_REDIRECT feature

in production:

[56251.579676] list_add corruption. next->prev should be prev (ffff93120dd40f30), but was ffffb301ef3a6740. (next=ffff93120dd

40f30).

[56251.601413] ------------[ cut here ]------------

[56251.611357] kernel BUG at lib/list_debug.c:29!

[56251.621082] Oops: invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP NOPTI

[56251.632073] CPU: 111 UID: 0 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/111 Kdump: loaded Tainted: P O 6.12.33-cloudflare-2025.6.

3 #1

[56251.653155] Tainted: [P]=PROPRIETARY_MODULE, [O]=OOT_MODULE

[56251.663877] Hardware name: MiTAC GC68B-B8032-G11P6-GPU/S8032GM-HE-CFR, BIOS V7.020.B10-sig 01/22/2025

[56251.682626] RIP: 0010:__list_add_valid_or_report+0x4b/0xa0

[56251.693203] Code: 0e 48 c7 c7 68 e7 d9 97 e8 42 16 fe ff 0f 0b 48 8b 52 08 48 39 c2 74 14 48 89 f1 48 c7 c7 90 e7 d9 97 48

89 c6 e8 25 16 fe

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/02bf488d56df9db4f5147280b65d9011e1ab88d2Refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/16254aa985d14dee050564c4a3936f3dc096e1f7Refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/9caca6ac0e26cd20efd490d8b3b2ffb1c7c00f6fRefgit.kernel.org/stable/c/c6665b8f0f58082c480ed8627029f44d046ef2c8

How CyberStrike helps

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-38246?

CVE-2025-38246 is a critical-severity vulnerability. It was published on July 9, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

How severe is CVE-2025-38246?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, rated CRITICAL. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2025-38246?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2025-38246?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2025-38246 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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