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CVE-2025-38352

Warning
Media report

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

posix-cpu-timers: fix race between handle_posix_cpu_timers() and posix_cpu_timer_del()

If an exiting non-autoreaping task has already passed exit_notify() and
calls handle_posix_cpu_timers() from IRQ, it can be reaped by its parent
or debugger right after unlock_task_sighand().

If a concurrent posix_cpu_timer_del() runs at that moment, it won't be
able to detect timer->it.cpu.firing != 0: cpu_timer_task_rcu() and/or
lock_task_sighand() will fail.

Add the tsk->exit_state check into run_posix_cpu_timers() to fix this.

This fix is not needed if CONFIG_POSIX_CPU_TIMERS_TASK_WORK=y, because
exit_task_work() is called before exit_notify(). But the check still
makes sense, task_work_add(&tsk->posix_cputimers_work.work) will fail
anyway in this case.

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Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version >= 2.6.36 < 5.4.295
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version >= 5.5 < 5.10.239
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version >= 5.11 < 5.15.186
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version >= 5.16 < 6.1.142
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version >= 6.2 < 6.6.94
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version >= 6.7 < 6.12.34
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version >= 6.13 < 6.15.3
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version6.16 Updaterc1

04.09.2025: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog

Linux Kernel Time-of-Check Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) Race Condition Vulnerability

Vulnerability

Linux kernel contains a time-of-check time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition vulnerability that has a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Description

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Required actions
EPSS Metriken
Type Source Score Percentile
EPSS FIRST.org 0.58% 0.68
CVSS Metriken
Source Base Score Exploit Score Impact Score Vector string
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 7.4 1.4 5.9
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE-367 Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition

The product checks the state of a resource before using that resource, but the resource's state can change between the check and the use in a way that invalidates the results of the check. This can cause the product to perform invalid actions when the resource is in an unexpected state.