A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.1.142/6.6.95/6.12.35/6.15.4/6.16-rc3. It has been classified as critical. Affected is the function
unix_stream_read_generic of the file net/unix/af_unix.c of the component af_unix. The manipulation leads to use after free.
This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-38236. The attack needs to be initiated within the local network. There is no exploit available.
It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
