A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.1.147/6.6.100/6.12.40/6.15.8. It has been classified as critical. Affected is the function kfree of the component appletalk. This manipulation causes use after free.

This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2025-38666. The attack is only possible within the local network. No exploit exists.

Upgrading the affected component is recommended.