What is CVE-2025-38270?

CVE-2025-38270 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-07-10.

How severe is CVE-2025-38270?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2025-38270

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: drv: netdevsim: don't napi_complete() from netpoll netdevsim supports netpoll. Make sure we don't call napi_complete() from it, since it may not be scheduled. Breno…

EPSS: 0.002 (5.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions 3762ec05a9fbda16aaaa2568df679ab8ad13f38d, 6.10, 0
Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.16

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-2025-38270?: CVE-2025-38270 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-07-10.
How severe is CVE-2025-38270?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.