CVE-2025-38502

HIGHNVD 7.17.1
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.1 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2025-08-16. NVD baseline CVSS 7.1; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
7.1EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.1Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

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

bpf: Fix oob access in cgroup local storage

Lonial reported that an out-of-bounds access in cgroup local storage can be crafted via tail calls. Given two programs each utilizing a cgroup local storage with a different value size, and one program doing a tail call into the other. The verifier will validate each of the indivial programs just fine. However, in the runtime context the bpf_cg_run_ctx holds an bpf_prog_array_item which contains the BPF program as well as any cgroup local storage flavor the program uses. Helpers such as bpf_get_local_storage() pick this up from the runtime context:

ctx = container_of(current->bpf_ctx, struct bpf_cg_run_ctx, run_ctx); storage = ctx->prog_item->cgroup_storage[stype];

if (stype == BPF_CGROUP_STORAGE_SHARED) ptr = &READ_ONCE(storage->buf)->data[0]; else ptr = this_cpu_ptr(storage->percpu_buf);

For the second program which was called from the originally attached one, this means bpf_get_local_storage() will pick up the former program's map, not its own. With mismatching sizes, this can result in an unintended out-of-bounds access.

To fix this issue, we need to extend bpf_map_owner with an array of storage_cookie[] to match on i) the exact maps from the original program if the second program was using bpf_get_local_storage(), or ii) allow the tail call combination if the second program was not using any of the cgroup local storage maps.

CVSS v3
7.1
EG Score
7.1(medium)
EG Risk
37(Track)
EG Risk 37/100SSVC: 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
Severity71% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
6%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 16, 2025

Last Modified

August 5, 2026

Advisory Details (8)

Auto-updated Jul 31, 2026
Patch available.
generic Patch Available

[SECURITY] [DLA 4328-1] linux-6.1 security update

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html
generic

bpf: Fix oob access in cgroup local storage - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c1c74584b9b4043c52e41fec415226e582d266a3
generic

bpf: Fix oob access in cgroup local storage - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/abad3d0bad72a52137e0c350c59542d75ae4f513
generic

bpf: Fix oob access in cgroup local storage - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7acfa07c585e3d7a64654d38f0a5c762877d0b9b
generic

bpf: Fix oob access in cgroup local storage - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/66da7cee78590259b400e51a70622ccd41da7bb2
generic

bpf: Fix oob access in cgroup local storage - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/41688d1fc5d163a6c2c0e95c0419e2cb31a44648
generic

bpf: Fix oob access in cgroup local storage - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19341d5c59e8c7e8528e40f8663e99d67810473c

Patch Availability(20)

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.

Weakness Classification(1)

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2025-38502?
CVE-2025-38502 is a high vulnerability published on August 16, 2025. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Fix oob access in cgroup local storage Lonial reported that an out-of-bounds access in cgroup local storage can be crafted via tail calls. Given two programs each utilizing a cgroup local storage with a different value size,…
When was CVE-2025-38502 disclosed?
CVE-2025-38502 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-2025-38502 actively exploited?
CVE-2025-38502 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 94.3% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-38502?
CVE-2025-38502 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.1 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2025-38502?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-38502, 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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