Race condition within a thread in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38383
Published: July 27, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU113311
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-2025-38383
CWE-ID: CWE-366
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to corrupt data.
The vulnerability exists due to a data race within the clear_vm_uninitialized_flag(), vmalloc_dump_obj() and vmalloc_info_show() functions in mm/vmalloc.c. A local user can corrupt data.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-38383
Install update from vendor's repository.