CVE-2025-38352
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
22/07/2025
Last modified:
08/01/2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:<br />
<br />
posix-cpu-timers: fix race between handle_posix_cpu_timers() and posix_cpu_timer_del()<br />
<br />
If an exiting non-autoreaping task has already passed exit_notify() and<br />
calls handle_posix_cpu_timers() from IRQ, it can be reaped by its parent<br />
or debugger right after unlock_task_sighand().<br />
<br />
If a concurrent posix_cpu_timer_del() runs at that moment, it won&#39;t be<br />
able to detect timer->it.cpu.firing != 0: cpu_timer_task_rcu() and/or<br />
lock_task_sighand() will fail.<br />
<br />
Add the tsk->exit_state check into run_posix_cpu_timers() to fix this.<br />
<br />
This fix is not needed if CONFIG_POSIX_CPU_TIMERS_TASK_WORK=y, because<br />
exit_task_work() is called before exit_notify(). But the check still<br />
makes sense, task_work_add(&tsk->posix_cputimers_work.work) will fail<br />
anyway in this case.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
7.40
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.6.36 (including) | 5.4.295 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5 (including) | 5.10.239 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.11 (including) | 5.15.186 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.16 (including) | 6.1.142 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.2 (including) | 6.6.94 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.7 (including) | 6.12.34 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.13 (including) | 6.15.3 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2c72fe18cc5f9f1750f5bc148cf1c94c29e106ff
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f3daa04a9328220de46f0d5c919a6c0073a9f0b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/460188bc042a3f40f72d34b9f7fc6ee66b0b757b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/764a7a5dfda23f69919441f2eac2a83e7db6e5bb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78a4b8e3795b31dae58762bc091bb0f4f74a2200
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c076635b3a42771ace7d276de8dc3bc76ee2ba1b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c29d5318708e67ac13c1b6fc1007d179fb65b4d7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f90fff1e152dedf52b932240ebbd670d83330eca
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html
- https://github.com/farazsth98/chronomaly
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-38352



