SB20250704105 - Race condition in Linux kernel thunderbolt driver
Published: July 4, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250704105
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-38174)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition within the tb_cfg_request_dequeue() function in drivers/thunderbolt/ctl.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0771bcbe2f6e5d5f263cf466efe571d2754a46da
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a3011d47dbc92a33621861c423cb64833d7fe57
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f73628e9da1ee39daf5f188190cdbaee5e0c98c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f62eda4d974c26bc595425eafd429067541f2c9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a057f261539720165d03d85024da2b52e67f63d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/85286e634ebbaf9c0fb1cdf580add2f33fc7628c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cdb4feab2f39e75a66239e3a112beced279612a8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e49e994cd83705f7ca30eda1e304abddfd96a37a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb2d5e794fb966b3ef8bde99eb8561446a53509f