#VU113284 Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38393
Published: July 27, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU113284
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-38393
CWE-ID: CWE-667
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper locking within the nfs_layoutget_begin() function in fs/nfs/pnfs.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/08287df60bac5b008b6bcdb03053988335d3d282
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f4da20080718f258e189a2c5f515385fa393da6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/864a54c1243ed3ca60baa4bc492dede1361f4c83
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8846fd02c98da8b79e6343a20e6071be6f372180
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ca65fa71024a1767a59ffbc6a6e2278af84735e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c01776287414ca43412d1319d2877cbad65444ac
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4b13885e7ef1e64e45268feef1e5f0707c47e72