# CVE-2025-38061: net: pktgen: fix access outside of user given buffer in pktgen\_thread\_write()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-06-18 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 2.6.12

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: pktgen: fix access outside of user given buffer in pktgen_thread_write() Honour the user given buffer size for the strn_len() calls (otherwise strn_len() will access memory outside of the user given buffer).

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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3d89f1cfe1e6d4bb164db2595511fd33db21900
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5bfa81539e22af4c40ae5d43d7212253462383a6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/128cdb617a87767c29be43e4431129942fce41df
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef1158a6a650ecee72ab40851b1d52e04d3f9cb5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c81c2ee1c3b050ed5c4e92876590cc7a259183f6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b1d3e9db82d01a88de1795b879df67c2116b4f4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8fef258b555c75a467a6b4b7e3a3cbc46d5f4102
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/425e64440ad0a2f03bdaf04be0ae53dededbaa77

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