# CVE-2025-38571: sunrpc: fix client side handling of tls alerts

- Severity: CVSS 8.2 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.6.102, 6.12.42, 6.15.10, 6.16.1
- Published: 2025-08-19 · Updated: 2026-10-15

## Affected

- Linux: from dea034b963c8901bdcc3d3880c04f0d75c95112f, fixed in a55b3d15331859d9fdd261cfa6d34ca2aeb0fb95; from dea034b963c8901bdcc3d3880c04f0d75c95112f, fixed in c36b2fbd60e8f9c6f975522130998608880c93be; from dea034b963c8901bdcc3d3880c04f0d75c95112f, fixed in 3ee397eaaca4fa04db21bb98c8f1d0c6cc525368; from dea034b963c8901bdcc3d3880c04f0d75c95112f, fixed in 3feada5baf4dc96e151ff2ca54630e1d274e5458; from dea034b963c8901bdcc3d3880c04f0d75c95112f, fixed in cc5d59081fa26506d02de2127ab822f40d88bc5a
- Linux: 6.5
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.5.0, fixed in 6.6.102; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.42; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.15.10; from 6.16.0, fixed in 6.16.1

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sunrpc: fix client side handling of tls alerts A security exploit was discovered in NFS over TLS in tls_alert_recv due to its assumption that there is valid data in the msghdr's iterator's kvec. Instead, this patch proposes the rework how control messages are setup and used by sock_recvmsg(). If no control message structure is setup, kTLS layer will read and process TLS data record types. As soon as it encounters a TLS control message, it would return an error. At that point, NFS can setup a kvec backed control buffer and read in the control message such as a TLS alert. Scott found that a msg iterator can advance the kvec pointer as a part of the copy process thus we need to revert the iterator before calling into the tls_alert_recv.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.6.102, 6.12.42, 6.15.10, 6.16.1) per the references below.
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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/a55b3d15331859d9fdd261cfa6d34ca2aeb0fb95
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c36b2fbd60e8f9c6f975522130998608880c93be
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ee397eaaca4fa04db21bb98c8f1d0c6cc525368
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3feada5baf4dc96e151ff2ca54630e1d274e5458
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cc5d59081fa26506d02de2127ab822f40d88bc5a

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