CVE-2025-38551

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El interbloqueo aparece en un seguimiento de pila como: virtnet_probe() rtnl_lock() virtio_config_changed_work() netdev_notify_peers() rtnl_lock(). Esto ocurre si el VMM env\u00eda una solicitud VIRTIO_NET_S_ANNOUNCE mientras el controlador de virtio-net sigue sondeando. config_work en probe() se programar\u00e1 hasta que virtnet_open() habilite la notificaci\u00f3n de cambios de configuraci\u00f3n mediante virtio_config_driver_enable()."}], "id": "CVE-2025-38551", "lastModified": "2026-06-17T09:17:05.573", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "LOCAL", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 5.5, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 1.8, "impactScore": 3.6, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}, "published": "2025-08-16T12:15:31.267", "references": [{"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3859f137b3c1fa1f0031d54263234566bdcdd7aa"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e7c46362550b229354aeb52038f414e231b0037"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/be5dcaed694e4255dc02dd0acfe036708c535def"}], "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "vulnStatus": "Analyzed", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-667"}], "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}

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