SB2025090516 - Race condition in Linux kernel net
Published: September 5, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025090516
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-38717)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition within the psock_write_space() and kcm_release() functions in net/kcm/kcmsock.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.