What is CVE-2025-38264?

CVE-2025-38264 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-07-09.

How severe is CVE-2025-38264?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2025-38264

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvme-tcp: sanitize request list handling Validate the request in nvme_tcp_handle_r2t() to ensure it's not part of any list, otherwise a malicious R2T PDU might inject a loop in request list processing.

EPSS: 0.001 (3.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions 3f2304f8c6d6ed97849057bd16fee99e434ca796, 5.0, 0
Linux Linux_kernel

References

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-38264?: CVE-2025-38264 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-07-09.
How severe is CVE-2025-38264?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.