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CVE-2025-38352

7.8 highKEVEPSS 1.4%

High (7.8) in Linux Kernel. In CISA KEV since 2025-09-04. EPSS 1.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

7.8 high
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
1.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 71% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CISA KEV
listed 2025-09-04, due 2025-09-25
CWE
CWE-367
Published
Modified
Record from
the NVD, synced

Affected

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