CVE-2025-38678

Publication date 3 September 2025

Last updated 9 September 2026


Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5 · Medium

Score breakdown

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nf_tables: reject duplicate device on updates A chain/flowtable update with duplicated devices in the same batch is possible. Unfortunately, netdev event path only removes the first device that is found, leaving unregistered the hook of the duplicated device. Check if a duplicated device exists in the transaction batch, bail out with EEXIST in such case. WARNING is hit when unregistering the hook: [49042.221275] WARNING: CPU: 4 PID: 8425 at net/netfilter/core.c:340 nf_hook_entry_head+0xaa/0x150 [49042.221375] CPU: 4 UID: 0 PID: 8425 Comm: nft Tainted: G S 6.16.0+ #170 PREEMPT(full) [...] [49042.221382] RIP: 0010:nf_hook_entry_head+0xaa/0x150

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
linux 26.04 LTS resolute
Not affected
25.10 questing
Not affected
25.04 plucky
Fixed 6.14.0-36.36
24.04 LTS noble
Fixed 6.8.0-88.89
22.04 LTS jammy
Fixed 5.15.0-163.173
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected
linux-hwe 26.04 LTS resolute Not in release
25.10 questing Not in release
25.04 plucky Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored end of standard support
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-hwe-5.4 26.04 LTS resolute Not in release
25.10 questing Not in release
25.04 plucky Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-hwe-5.15 26.04 LTS resolute Not in release
25.10 questing Not in release
25.04 plucky Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal
Fixed 5.15.0-163.173~20.04.1
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-hwe-6.8 26.04 LTS resolute Not in release
25.10 questing Not in release
25.04 plucky Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy
Fixed 6.8.0-88.89~22.04.2
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-hwe-6.14 26.04 LTS resolute Not in release
25.10 questing Not in release
25.04 plucky Not in release
24.04 LTS noble
Not affected
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-lts-xenial 26.04 LTS resolute Not in release
25.10 questing Not in release
25.04 plucky Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected
linux-kvm 26.04 LTS resolute Not in release
25.10 questing Not in release
25.04 plucky Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy
Fixed 5.15.0-1089.94
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-aws 26.04 LTS resolute
Not affected
25.10 questing
Not affected
25.04 plucky
Fixed 6.14.0-1017.17
24.04 LTS noble
Fixed 6.8.0-1043.45
22.04 LTS jammy
Fixed 5.15.0-1097.104
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected
linux-aws-5.4 26.04 LTS resolute Not in release
25.10 questing Not in release
25.04 plucky Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-aws-5.15 26.04 LTS resolute Not in release
25.10 questing Not in release
25.04 plucky Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal
Fixed 5.15.0-1097.104~20.04.1
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-aws-6.8 26.04 LTS resolute Not in release
25.10 questing Not in release
25.04 plucky Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy
Fixed 6.8.0-1043.45~22.04.1
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-aws-6.14 26.04 LTS resolute Not in release
25.10 questing Not in release
25.04 plucky Not in release
24.04 LTS noble
Fixed 6.14.0-1017.17~24.04.1
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-aws-hwe 26.04 LTS resolute Not in release
25.10 questing Not in release
25.04 plucky Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-azure 26.04 LTS resolute
Not affected
25.10 questing
Not affected
25.04 plucky
Fixed 6.14.0-1017.17
24.04 LTS noble
Fixed 6.8.0-1044.50
22.04 LTS jammy
Fixed 5.15.0-1101.110
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored end of standard support
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected
linux-azure-4.15 26.04 LTS resolute Not in release
25.10 questing Not in release
25.04 plucky Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-azure-5.4 26.04 LTS resolute Not in release
25.10 questing Not in release
25.04 plucky Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-azure-5.15 26.04 LTS resolute Not in release
25.10 questing Not in release
25.04 plucky Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal
Fixed 5.15.0-1102.111~20.04.1
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-azure-6.8 26.04 LTS resolute Not in release
25.10 questing Not in release
25.04 plucky Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy
Fixed 6.8.0-1044.50~22.04.1
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-azure-fde 26.04 LTS resolute
Not affected
25.10 questing Ignored end of life, was needs-triage
25.04 plucky Ignored end of life, was needed
24.04 LTS noble
Vulnerable
22.04 LTS jammy
Vulnerable
20.04 LTS focal Ignored end of standard support
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-azure-fde-5.15 26.04 LTS resolute Not in release
25.10 questing Not in release
25.04 plucky Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-azure-nvidia 26.04 LTS resolute Not in release
25.10 questing Not in release
25.04 plucky Not in release
24.04 LTS noble
Fixed 6.8.0-1029.32
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-bluefield 26.04 LTS resolute Not in release
25.10 questing Not in release
25.04 plucky Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-fips 26.04 LTS resolute Not in release
25.10 questing Not in release
25.04 plucky Not in release
24.04 LTS noble
Fixed 6.8.0-88.89+fips1
22.04 LTS jammy
Fixed 5.15.0-163.173+fips1
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-aws-fips 26.04 LTS resolute Not in release
25.10 questing Not in release
25.04 plucky Not in release