CVE-2025-38461

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.12% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 2.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

4.7 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-07-30.

Red Hat severity

Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2025-07-25 15:27Z1 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-08-05 12:02Z1 MO AGO

Reserved

2025-04-16

Assigning CNA

Linux

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.0)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

• CWE-367Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race ConditionBase
• CWE-664Improper Control of a Resource Through its LifetimePillar

Data version

5.2

Document digest

6238129acc06dffa49f8d588bb9869b0a51b8dbc8254623806f6a97c8191eb3b

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8667e8d0eb46bc54fdae30ba2f4786407d3d88eb
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36a439049b34cca0b3661276049b84a1f76cc21a
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ce53e744f18e73059d3124070e960f3aa9902bf
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d24bb6780282b0255b9929abe5e8f98007e2c6e
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae2c712ba39c7007de63cb0c75b51ce1caaf1da5
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7b73bddf54777fb62d4d8c7729d0affe6df04477
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/687aa0c5581b8d4aa87fd92973e4ee576b550cdf
• lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html
• lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.html