CVE-2025-38532

MEDIUMNVD 5.55.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 5.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2025-08-16. NVD baseline CVSS 5.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
5.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 5.5Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

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

net: libwx: properly reset Rx ring descriptor

When device reset is triggered by feature changes such as toggling Rx VLAN offload, wx->do_reset() is called to reinitialize Rx rings. The hardware descriptor ring may retain stale values from previous sessions. And only set the length to 0 in rx_desc[0] would result in building malformed SKBs. Fix it to ensure a clean slate after device reset.

[ 549.186435] [ C16] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [ 549.186457] [ C16] kernel BUG at net/core/skbuff.c:2814! [ 549.186468] [ C16] Oops: invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] SMP NOPTI [ 549.186472] [ C16] CPU: 16 UID: 0 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/16 Kdump: loaded Not tainted 6.16.0-rc4+ #23 PREEMPT(voluntary) [ 549.186476] [ C16] Hardware name: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. MS-7E16/X670E GAMING PLUS WIFI (MS-7E16), BIOS 1.90 12/31/2024 [ 549.186478] [ C16] RIP: 0010:__pskb_pull_tail+0x3ff/0x510 [ 549.186484] [ C16] Code: 06 f0 ff 4f 34 74 7b 4d 8b 8c 24 c8 00 00 00 45 8b 84 24 c0 00 00 00 e9 c8 fd ff ff 48 c7 44 24 08 00 00 00 00 e9 5e fe ff ff <0f> 0b 31 c0 e9 23 90 5b ff 41 f7 c6 ff 0f 00 00 75 bf 49 8b 06 a8 [ 549.186487] [ C16] RSP: 0018:ffffb391c0640d70 EFLAGS: 00010282 [ 549.186490] [ C16] RAX: 00000000fffffff2 RBX: ffff8fe7e4d40200 RCX: 00000000fffffff2 [ 549.186492] [ C16] RDX: ffff8fe7c3a4bf8e RSI: 0000000000000180 RDI: ffff8fe7c3a4bf40 [ 549.186494] [ C16] RBP: ffffb391c0640da8 R08: ffff8fe7c3a4c0c0 R09: 000000000000000e [ 549.186496] [ C16] R10: ffffb391c0640d88 R11: 000000000000000e R12: ffff8fe7e4d40200 [ 549.186497] [ C16] R13: 00000000fffffff2 R14: ffff8fe7fa01a000 R15: 00000000fffffff2 [ 549.186499] [ C16] FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff8fef5ae40000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [ 549.186502] [ C16] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [ 549.186503] [ C16] CR2: 00007f77d81d6000 CR3: 000000051a032000 CR4: 0000000000750ef0 [ 549.186505] [ C16] PKRU: 55555554 [ 549.186507] [ C16] Call Trace: [ 549.186510] [ C16] [ 549.186513] [ C16] ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5 [ 549.186517] [ C16] __skb_pad+0xc7/0xf0 [ 549.186523] [ C16] wx_clean_rx_irq+0x355/0x3b0 [libwx] [ 549.186533] [ C16] wx_poll+0x92/0x120 [libwx] [ 549.186540] [ C16] __napi_poll+0x28/0x190 [ 549.186544] [ C16] net_rx_action+0x301/0x3f0 [ 549.186548] [ C16] ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5 [ 549.186551] [ C16] ? __raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x1e/0x50 [ 549.186554] [ C16] ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5 [ 549.186557] [ C16] ? wake_up_nohz_cpu+0x35/0x160 [ 549.186559] [ C16] ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5 [ 549.186563] [ C16] handle_softirqs+0xf9/0x2c0 [ 549.186568] [ C16] __irq_exit_rcu+0xc7/0x130 [ 549.186572] [ C16] common_interrupt+0xb8/0xd0 [ 549.186576] [ C16] [ 549.186577] [ C16] [ 549.186579] [ C16] asm_common_interrupt+0x22/0x40 [ 549.186582] [ C16] RIP: 0010:cpuidle_enter_state+0xc2/0x420 [ 549.186585] [ C16] Code: 00 00 e8 11 0e 5e ff e8 ac f0 ff ff 49 89 c5 0f 1f 44 00 00 31 ff e8 0d ed 5c ff 45 84 ff 0f 85 40 02 00 00 fb 0f 1f 44 00 00 <45> 85 f6 0f 88 84 01 00 00 49 63 d6 48 8d 04 52 48 8d 04 82 49 8d [ 549.186587] [ C16] RSP: 0018:ffffb391c0277e78 EFLAGS: 00000246 [ 549.186590] [ C16] RAX: ffff8fef5ae40000 RBX: 0000000000000003 RCX: 0000000000000000 [ 549.186591] [ C16] RDX: 0000007fde0faac5 RSI: ffffffff826e53f6 RDI: ffffffff826fa9b3 [ 549.186593] [ C16] RBP: ffff8fe7c3a20800 R08: 0000000000000002 R09: 0000000000000000 [ 549.186595] [ C16] R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 000000000000ffff R12: ffffffff82ed7a40 [ 549.186596] [ C16] R13: 0000007fde0faac5 R14: 0000000000000003 R15: 0000000000000000 [ 549.186601] [ C16] ? cpuidle_enter_state+0xb3/0x420 [ 549.186605] [ C16] cpuidle_en ---truncated---

CVSS v3
5.5
EG Score
5.5(medium)
EG Risk
29(Track)
EG Risk 29/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity55% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
5%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 16, 2025

Last Modified

August 5, 2026

Advisory Details (4)

Auto-updated Aug 2, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

net: libwx: properly reset Rx ring descriptor - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee527d3fba4dae1d619d2d0438624002c8e99e24
generic

net: libwx: properly reset Rx ring descriptor - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d992ed7e1b687ad7df0763d3e015a5358646210b
generic

net: libwx: properly reset Rx ring descriptor - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d510116c80b37efb100ce8d5ee326214b0157293
generic

net: libwx: properly reset Rx ring descriptor - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/10e27b2a6ebeda49e9c2897a699d3ce1ded565ee

Patch Availability(23)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-24.04-edge (6.14.0-36.36) @ plucky2026-05-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-oem-6.14 (6.14.0-1016.16) @ noble2026-05-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-realtime-hwe-24.04-edge (6.14.0-1016.16~24.04.1) @ noble2026-05-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-oracle-edge (6.14.0-1017.17~24.04.1) @ noble2026-05-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-realtime-6.8.1 (6.8.1-1041.42) @ noble2026-05-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-gcp-edge (6.8.0-1047.50~22.04.2) @ jammy2026-05-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-fips-6.8 (6.8.0-100.100+fips1) @ noble2026-05-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-realtime-hwe-22.04 (6.8.1-1041.42~22.04.1) @ jammy2026-05-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-gcp-fips-6.8 (6.8.0-1047.50+fips1) @ noble2026-05-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-6.14 (6.14.0-1017.17) @ plucky2026-05-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-oracle-lts-24.04 (6.8.0-1043.44) @ noble2026-05-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-6.8 (6.8.0-100.100) @ noble2026-05-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-22.04-edge (6.8.0-100.100~22.04.1) @ jammy2026-05-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-lowlatency-hwe-20.04-edge (6.8.0-100.100.1) @ noble2026-05-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-raspi-6.14 (6.14.0-1018.18) @ plucky2026-05-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-gke-64k-6.8 (6.8.0-1043.48) @ noble2026-05-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-fips-6.8 (6.8.0-1046.52+fips1) @ noble2026-05-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-lts-24.04 (6.8.0-1046.52) @ noble2026-05-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-xilinx-zynqmp (6.8.0.1023.24) @ noble2026-05-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-nvidia-lowlatency-64k-6.8 (6.8.0-1046.49.1) @ noble2026-05-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-ibm-lts-24.04 (6.8.0-1044.44) @ noble2026-05-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-edge (6.8.0-1051.57~22.04.1) @ jammy2026-05-30ubuntu
linuxKernel @ 6.6.100—osv

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(2 across 2 ecosystems)
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.12.38-16.12.41-1—
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.12.100-1 ... 6.16~rc7-1~exp1 (62 versions)6.16.3-1—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

All Vendor Advisories

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Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2025-38532?
CVE-2025-38532 is a medium vulnerability published on August 16, 2025. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: libwx: properly reset Rx ring descriptor When device reset is triggered by feature changes such as toggling Rx VLAN offload, wx->do_reset() is called to reinitialize Rx rings. The hardware descriptor ring may retain stale…
When was CVE-2025-38532 disclosed?
CVE-2025-38532 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 16, 2025, with the most recent update on August 5, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2025-38532 actively exploited?
CVE-2025-38532 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 94.8% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-38532?
CVE-2025-38532 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2025-38532?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-38532, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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