# CVE-2025-38270: net: drv: netdevsim: don't napi\_complete() from netpoll

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.12.34, 6.15.3
- Published: 2025-07-10 · Updated: 2026-10-15

## Affected

- Linux: from 3762ec05a9fbda16aaaa2568df679ab8ad13f38d, fixed in a8ff2e362d901200a1075c3ca9c56d9c7bbef389; from 3762ec05a9fbda16aaaa2568df679ab8ad13f38d, fixed in 6837dd877270c57689bd866de9f3de14172c2439; from 3762ec05a9fbda16aaaa2568df679ab8ad13f38d, fixed in 1264971017b4d7141352a7fe29021bdfce5d885d
- Linux: 6.10
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.10.0, fixed in 6.12.34; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.15.3

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: drv: netdevsim: don't napi_complete() from netpoll netdevsim supports netpoll. Make sure we don't call napi_complete() from it, since it may not be scheduled. Breno reports hitting a warning in napi_complete_done(): WARNING: CPU: 14 PID: 104 at net/core/dev.c:6592 napi_complete_done+0x2cc/0x560 __napi_poll+0x2d8/0x3a0 handle_softirqs+0x1fe/0x710 This is presumably after netpoll stole the SCHED bit prematurely.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.12.34, 6.15.3) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a8ff2e362d901200a1075c3ca9c56d9c7bbef389
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6837dd877270c57689bd866de9f3de14172c2439
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1264971017b4d7141352a7fe29021bdfce5d885d

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