Linux Kernel up to 6.16.0 netem_enqueue recursion 🚫 [False Positive]

Noticeinfo

⚠️ Further investigation has shown that this issues is a false-positive. Please review the sources mentioned and consider not using this entry at all.

Productinfo

Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 6.0
• 6.1
• 6.1.147
• 6.2
• 6.3
• 6.4
• 6.5
• 6.6
• 6.6.101
• 6.7
• 6.8
• 6.9
• 6.10
• 6.11
• 6.12
• 6.12.0
• 6.12.1
• 6.12.2
• 6.12.3
• 6.12.4
• 6.12.5
• 6.12.6
• 6.12.7
• 6.12.8
• 6.12.9
• 6.12.10
• 6.12.11
• 6.12.12
• 6.12.13
• 6.12.14
• 6.12.15
• 6.12.16
• 6.12.17
• 6.12.18
• 6.12.19
• 6.12.20
• 6.12.21
• 6.12.22
• 6.12.23
• 6.12.24
• 6.12.25
• 6.12.26
• 6.12.27
• 6.12.28
• 6.12.29
• 6.12.30
• 6.12.31
• 6.12.32
• 6.12.33
• 6.12.34
• 6.12.35
• 6.12.36
• 6.12.37
• 6.12.38
• 6.12.39
• 6.12.40
• 6.12.41
• 6.13
• 6.14
• 6.15
• 6.15.0
• 6.15.1
• 6.15.2
• 6.15.3
• 6.15.4
• 6.15.5
• 6.15.6
• 6.15.7
• 6.15.8
• 6.15.9
• 6.16.0

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

Timelineinfo

04/16/2025 CVE reserved
08/19/2025 +125 days Advisory disclosed
08/19/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
06/21/2026 +306 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: git.kernel.org
False Positive: Yes

CVE: CVE-2025-38553 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-38553
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-320524
EUVD: 🔒
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-1862 - Linux Kernel: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of Service

Entryinfo

Created: 08/19/2025 09:28
Updated: 06/21/2026 15:03
Changes: 08/19/2025 09:28 (57), 08/19/2025 11:25 (1), 08/19/2025 12:47 (7), 09/01/2025 19:48 (2), 10/18/2025 07:35 (1), 01/09/2026 05:43 (1), 01/09/2026 05:49 (11), 01/30/2026 15:34 (1), 06/21/2026 15:03 (3)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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