Race condition within a thread in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-37804

 

Race condition within a thread in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-37804

Published: May 8, 2025 / Updated: May 10, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU108819
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-37804
CWE-ID: CWE-366
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to corrupt data.

The vulnerability exists due to a data race within the io_wq_free_work() function in io_uring/io_uring.c. A local user can corrupt data.


How to mitigate CVE-2025-37804

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources