# CVE-2025-38550: ipv6: mcast: Delay put pmc-\>idev in mld\_del\_delrec()

- 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
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-08-16 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.13

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: mcast: Delay put pmc->idev in mld_del_delrec() pmc->idev is still used in ip6_mc_clear_src(), so as mld_clear_delrec() does, the reference should be put after ip6_mc_clear_src() return.

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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/1b5b413094af8d88a31b5df3fd262f6baca53841
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e4eec86fe5f6b3fdbc702d1d36ac2a6e7ec0806
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/728db00a14cacb37f36e9382ab5fad55caf890cc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dcbc346f50a009d8b7f4e330f9f2e22d6442fa26
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7929d27c747eafe8fca3eecd74a334503ee4c839
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f18e0130194550dff734e155029ae734378b5ea
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae3264a25a4635531264728859dbe9c659fad554

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