Vulnerability in Linux
CVE-2025-38238
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: fnic: Fix crash in fnic_wq_cmpl_handler when FDMI times out When both the RHBA and RPA FDMI requests time out, fnic reuses a frame to send ABTS for each of them. On send completion, this causes an attempt to free the same frame twice that leads to a crash. Fix crash by allocating separate frames for RHBA and RPA, and modify ABTS logic accordingly. Tested by checking MDS for FDMI information. Tested by using instrumented driver to: - Drop PLOGI response - Drop RHBA response - Drop RPA response - Drop RHBA and RPA response - Drop PLOGI response + ABTS response - Drop RHBA response + ABTS response - Drop RPA response + ABTS response - Drop RHBA and RPA response + ABTS response for both of them
EPSS: 0.001 (2.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Linux — versions 09c1e6ab4ab2a107d96f119950dc330e446dc2b0, 6.14, 0
- Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.16
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-38238?
- CVE-2025-38238 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2025-07-09.
- How severe is CVE-2025-38238?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.