Security assessments indicate that CVE-2025-38651 presents a notable risk, potentially requiring prompt mitigation.
Status: Analyzed
Last updated: 🕟 26 Nov 2025, 16:31 UTC
Originally published on: 🕓 22 Aug 2025, 16:15 UTC
Time between publication and last update: 96 days
CVSS Release: version 3
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVE-2025-38651: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: landlock: Fix warning from KUnit tests get_id_range() expects a positive value as first argument but get_random_u8() can return 0. Fix this by clamping it. Validated by running the test in a for loop for 1000 times. Note that MAX() is wrong as it is only supposed to be used for constants, but max() is good here. [..] ok 9 test_range2_rand1 [..] ok 10 test_range2_rand2 [..] ok 11 test_range2_rand15 [..] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [..] WARNING: CPU: 6 PID: 104 at security/landlock/id.c:99 test_range2_rand16 (security/landlock/id.c:99 (discriminator 1) security/landlock/id.c:234 (discriminator 1)) [..] Modules linked in: [..] CPU: 6 UID: 0 PID: 104 Comm: kunit_try_catch Tainted: G N 6.16.0-rc1-dev-00001-g314a2f98b65f #1 PREEMPT(undef) [..] Tainted: [N]=TEST [..] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.16.3-debian-1.16.3-2 04/01/2014 [..] RIP: 0010:test_range2_rand16 (security/landlock/id.c:99 (discriminator 1) security/landlock/id.c:234 (discriminator 1)) [..] Code: 49 c7 c0 10 70 30 82 4c 89 ff 48 c7 c6 a0 63 1e 83 49 c7 45 a0 e0 63 1e 83 e8 3f 95 17 00 e9 1f ff ff ff 0f 0b e9 df fd ff ff <0f> 0b ba 01 00 00 00 e9 68 fe ff ff 49 89 45 a8 49 8d 4d a0 45 31 [..] RSP: 0000:ffff888104eb7c78 EFLAGS: 00010246 [..] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 000000000870822c RCX: 0000000000000000 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ [..] [..] Call Trace: [..] [..] ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]--- [..] ok 12 test_range2_rand16 [..] # landlock_id: pass:12 fail:0 skip:0 total:12 [..] # Totals: pass:12 fail:0 skip:0 total:12 [..] ok 1 landlock_id [mic: Minor cosmetic improvements]
The exploitability of CVE-2025-38651 depends on two key factors: attack complexity (the level of effort required to execute an exploit) and privileges required (the access level an attacker needs).
CVE-2025-38651 presents an accessible attack vector with minimal effort required. Restricting access controls and implementing security updates are critical to reducing exploitation risks.
A lower complexity and fewer privilege requirements make exploitation easier. Security teams should evaluate these aspects to determine the urgency of mitigation strategies, such as patch management and access control policies.
Attack Complexity (AC) measures the difficulty in executing an exploit. A high AC means that specific conditions must be met, making an attack more challenging, while a low AC means the vulnerability can be exploited with minimal effort.
Privileges Required (PR) determine the level of system access necessary for an attack. Vulnerabilities requiring no privileges are more accessible to attackers, whereas high privilege requirements limit exploitation to authorized users with elevated access.
Above is the CVSS Sub-score Breakdown for CVE-2025-38651, illustrating how Base, Impact, and Exploitability factors combine to form the overall severity rating. A higher sub-score typically indicates a more severe or easier-to-exploit vulnerability.
Below is the Impact Analysis for CVE-2025-38651, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.
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