CVE-2025-38675

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel - Race Condition in xfrm_state_find

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xfrm: state: initialize state_ptrs earlier in xfrm_state_find In case of preemption, xfrm_state_look_at will find a different pcpu_id and look up states for that other CPU. If we matched a state for CPU2 in the state_cache while the lookup started on CPU1, we will jump to "found", but the "best" state that we got will be ignored and we will enter the "acquire" block. This block uses state_ptrs, which isn't initialized at this point. Let's initialize state_ptrs just after taking rcu_read_lock. This will also prevent a possible misuse in the future, if someone adjusts this function.

Scores

CVSS v3 4.7
EPSS 0.0010
EPSS Percentile 1.1%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-362
Status published
Products (17)
linux/Kernel < 6.12.41linux
linux/Kernel 6.13.0 - 6.15.9linux
Linux/Linux < 6.14
Linux/Linux 6.12.13 - 6.12.41
Linux/Linux 6.12.41 - 6.12.*
Linux/Linux 6.13.2 - 6.14
Linux/Linux 6.14
Linux/Linux 6.15.9 - 6.15.*
Linux/Linux 6.16
Linux/Linux 6.6.120 - 6.7
... and 7 more
Published Aug 22, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026