CVE-2025-38403 Affecting rv package, versions <0:5.14.0-611.30.1.el9_7


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.02% (4th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX9-RV-15275312
  • published13 Feb 2026
  • disclosed9 Feb 2026

Introduced: 9 Feb 2026

NewCVE-2025-38403  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:9 rv to version 0:5.14.0-611.30.1.el9_7 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2026:2212.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream rv package and not the rv package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

vsock/vmci: Clear the vmci transport packet properly when initializing it

In vmci_transport_packet_init memset the vmci_transport_packet before populating the fields to avoid any uninitialised data being left in the structure.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1