#VU113312 Race condition in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38365
Published: July 27, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU113312
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-38365
CWE-ID: CWE-362
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 escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition within the btrfs_rename_exchange() and btrfs_rename() functions in fs/btrfs/inode.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2088895d5903082bb9021770b919e733c57edbc1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ca864de852bc91007b32d2a0d48993724f4abad
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/51bd363c7010d033d3334daf457c824484bf9bf0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c6874646c21bd820cf475e2874e62c133954023
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aeeae8feeaae4445a86f9815273e81f902dc1f5b