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virtio-net: ensure the received length does not exceed allocated size

Type: advisorySource: Official CVE List1 source record

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: virtio-net: ensure the received length does not exceed allocated size In xdp_linearize_page, when reading the following buffers from the ring, we forget to check the received length with the true allocate size. This can lead to an out-of-bound read. This commit adds that missing check.

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CVE-2025-38375

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Security context

Source reference: cve:CVE-2025-38375

Linux

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product

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Linux

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Structured affected-version data

Original package identities and version rules from this source.

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CVE-2025-38375

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