CVE-2025-38461
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-38461
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2025-38461.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2025-38461
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2025-07-25T15:27:39.322Z
- Modified
- 2025-11-28T02:35:45.354732Z
- Summary
- vsock: Fix transport_* TOCTOU
- Details
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
vsock: Fix transport_* TOCTOU
Transport assignment may race with module unload. Protect new_transport from becoming a stale pointer.
This also takes care of an insecure call in vsockuselocal_transport(); add a lockdep assert.
BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: fffffbfff8056000 Oops: Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP KASAN RIP: 0010:vsockassigntransport+0x366/0x600 Call Trace: vsockconnect+0x59c/0xc40 _sysconnect+0xe8/0x100 _x64sysconnect+0x6e/0xc0 dosyscall64+0x92/0x1c0 entrySYSCALL64afterhwframe+0x4b/0x53
- Database specific
{ "cna_assigner": "Linux", "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/38xxx/CVE-2025-38461.json" }- References
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- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36a439049b34cca0b3661276049b84a1f76cc21a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/687aa0c5581b8d4aa87fd92973e4ee576b550cdf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7b73bddf54777fb62d4d8c7729d0affe6df04477
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8667e8d0eb46bc54fdae30ba2f4786407d3d88eb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ce53e744f18e73059d3124070e960f3aa9902bf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d24bb6780282b0255b9929abe5e8f98007e2c6e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae2c712ba39c7007de63cb0c75b51ce1caaf1da5
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/38xxx/CVE-2025-38461.json
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-38461
Affected packages
Git / git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Affected ranges
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- Events
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Introducedc0cfa2d8a788fcf45df5bf4070ab2474c88d543aFixed8667e8d0eb46bc54fdae30ba2f4786407d3d88ebFixed36a439049b34cca0b3661276049b84a1f76cc21aFixed9ce53e744f18e73059d3124070e960f3aa9902bfFixed9d24bb6780282b0255b9929abe5e8f98007e2c6eFixedae2c712ba39c7007de63cb0c75b51ce1caaf1da5Fixed7b73bddf54777fb62d4d8c7729d0affe6df04477Fixed687aa0c5581b8d4aa87fd92973e4ee576b550cdf
Linux / Kernel
Package
- Name
- Kernel
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
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Introduced5.5.0Fixed5.10.240
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
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Introduced5.11.0Fixed5.15.189
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
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Introduced5.16.0Fixed6.1.146
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
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Introduced6.2.0Fixed6.6.99
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
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Introduced6.7.0Fixed6.12.39
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
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Introduced6.13.0Fixed6.15.7