CVE-2025-38704

HIGH EPSS 5.0%
Published Sep 4, 20259mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
7.8 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published Sep 4, 2025 9mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rcu/nocb: Fix possible invalid rdp's->nocb_cb_kthread pointer access In the preparation stage of CPU online, if the corresponding the rdp's->nocb_cb_kthread does not exist, will be created, there is a situation where the rdp's rcuop kthreads creation fails, and then de-offload this CPU's rdp, does not assign this CPU's rdp->nocb_cb_kthread pointer, but this rdp's->nocb_gp_rdp and rdp's->rdp_gp->nocb_gp_kthread is still valid. This will cause the subsequent re-offload operation of this offline CPU, which will pass the conditional check and the kthread_unpark() will access invalid rdp's->nocb_cb_kthread pointer. This commit therefore use rdp's->nocb_gp_kthread instead of rdp_gp's->nocb_gp_kthread for safety check.

CVSS Details

Base Score
7.8
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
5.0% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Affected Products 3

VendorProductVersionRange
linuxlinux_kernel* <6.12.43
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.13  –  <6.15.11
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.16  –  <6.16.2

References 6

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1bba3900ca18bdae28d1b9fa10f16a8f8cb2ada1
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c951683a720b17c9ecaad1932bc95b29044611f
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3da45ec1e485a1a5ad31fe9ddd467c7ee5ae4ef9
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b5ec8e6b31755288a07b3abeeab8cd38e9d3c9d
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b097ae798298885695c339d390b48b4e39619fa7
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cce3d027227c69e85896af9fbc6fa9af5c68f067
    Patch

Remediation

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1bba3900ca18bdae28d1b9fa10f16a8f8cb2ada1
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c951683a720b17c9ecaad1932bc95b29044611f
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b5ec8e6b31755288a07b3abeeab8cd38e9d3c9d
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cce3d027227c69e85896af9fbc6fa9af5c68f067
    Patch