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medium 5.5

CVE-2025-38400 json

nfs: Clean up /proc/net/rpc/nfs when nfs_fs_proc_net_init() fails.

published 2025-07-25 15 mo ago modified 2026-11-05 3 d ago also EUVD-2025-22603

cvss
5.5
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.2%
EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 13%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

nfs: Clean up /proc/net/rpc/nfs when nfs_fs_proc_net_init() fails.

syzbot reported a warning below [1] following a fault injection in nfs_fs_proc_net_init(). [0]

When nfs_fs_proc_net_init() fails, /proc/net/rpc/nfs is not removed.

Later, rpc_proc_exit() tries to remove /proc/net/rpc, and the warning is logged as the directory is not empty.

Let's handle the error of nfs_fs_proc_net_init() properly.

[0]: FAULT_INJECTION: forcing a failure. name failslab, interval 1, probability 0, space 0, times 0 CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 6120 Comm: syz.2.27 Not tainted 6.16.0-rc1-syzkaller-00010-g2c4a1f3fe03e #0 PREEMPT(full) Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 05/07/2025 Call Trace: <TASK> dump_stack_lvl (lib/dump_stack.c:123) should_fail_ex (lib/fault-inject.c:73 lib/fault-inject.c:174) should_failslab (mm/failslab.c:46) kmem_cache_alloc_noprof (mm/slub.c:4178 mm/slub.c:4204) __proc_create (fs/proc/generic.c:427) proc_create_reg (fs/proc/generic.c:554) proc_create_net_data (fs/proc/proc_net.c:120) nfs_fs_proc_net_init (fs/nfs/client.c:1409) nfs_net_init (fs/nfs/inode.c:2600) ops_init (net/core/net_namespace.c:138) setup_net (net/core/net_namespace.c:443) copy_net_ns (net/core/net_namespace.c:576) create_new_namespaces (kernel/nsproxy.c:110) unshare_nsproxy_namespaces (kernel/nsproxy.c:218 (discriminator 4)) ksys_unshare (kernel/fork.c:3123) __x64_sys_unshare (kernel/fork.c:3190) do_syscall_64 (arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94) entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe (arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:130) </TASK>

[1]: remove_proc_entry: removing non-empty directory 'net/rpc', leaking at least 'nfs' WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 6120 at fs/proc/generic.c:727 remove_proc_entry+0x45e/0x530 fs/proc/generic.c:727 Modules linked in: CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 6120 Comm: syz.2.27 Not tainted 6.16.0-rc1-syzkaller-00010-g2c4a1f3fe03e #0 PREEMPT(full) Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 05/07/2025 RIP: 0010:remove_proc_entry+0x45e/0x530 fs/proc/generic.c:727 Code: 3c 02 00 0f 85 85 00 00 00 48 8b 93 d8 00 00 00 4d 89 f0 4c 89 e9 48 c7 c6 40 ba a2 8b 48 c7 c7 60 b9 a2 8b e8 33 81 1d ff 90 <0f> 0b 90 90 e9 5f fe ff ff e8 04 69 5e ff 90 48 b8 00 00 00 00 00 RSP: 0018:ffffc90003637b08 EFLAGS: 00010282 RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff88805f534140 RCX: ffffffff817a92c8 RDX: ffff88807da99e00 RSI: ffffffff817a92d5 RDI: 0000000000000001 RBP: ffff888033431ac0 R08: 0000000000000001 R09: 0000000000000000 R10: 0000000000000001 R11: 0000000000000001 R12: ffff888033431a00 R13: ffff888033431ae4 R14: ffff888033184724 R15: dffffc0000000000 FS: 0000555580328500(0000) GS:ffff888124a62000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 00007f71733743e0 CR3: 000000007f618000 CR4: 00000000003526f0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 Call Trace: <TASK> sunrpc_exit_net+0x46/0x90 net/sunrpc/sunrpc_syms.c:76 ops_exit_list net/core/net_namespace.c:200 [inline] ops_undo_list+0x2eb/0xab0 net/core/net_namespace.c:253 setup_net+0x2e1/0x510 net/core/net_namespace.c:457 copy_net_ns+0x2a6/0x5f0 net/core/net_namespace.c:574 create_new_namespaces+0x3ea/0xa90 kernel/nsproxy.c:110 unshare_nsproxy_namespaces+0xc0/0x1f0 kernel/nsproxy.c:218 ksys_unshare+0x45b/0xa40 kernel/fork.c:3121 __do_sys_unshare kernel/fork.c:3192 [inline] __se_sys_unshare kernel/fork.c:3190 [inline] __x64_sys_unshare+0x31/0x40 kernel/fork.c:3190 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0xcd/0x490 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f RIP: 0033:0x7fa1a6b8e929 Code: ff ff c3 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 0f 1f 40 00 48 89 f8 48 89 f7 48 89 d6 48 89 ca 4d 89 c2 4d 89 c8 4c 8b 4c 24 08 0f 05 <48> 3d 01 f0 ff ff 73 01 c ---truncated---

Patch / fix

  • Linux Linux 5.4.296, 5.10.240, 5.15.187, 6.1.144, 6.6.97, 6.9, 6.12.37, 6.15.6, 6.16
  • linux Debian 12 6.1.147-1
  • linux Debian 14, Debian 13 6.12.37-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2025-38400

  • linux Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-156.166
  • linux Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-100.100
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1092.99
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-1046.49
  • linux-gcp Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1092.101
  • linux-gcp Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-1047.50
  • linux-gke Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1089.95
  • linux-gke Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-1043.48

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38400

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • kernel RHEL 9 5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8
  • rv RHEL 9 5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8
  • perf RHEL 9 5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8
  • rtla RHEL 9 5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8
  • libperf RHEL 9 5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8
  • kernel-rt RHEL 9 5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8
  • kernel-64k RHEL 9 5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8
  • kernel-core RHEL 9 5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8

red hat advisories RHSA-2026:18587RHSA-2025:20095

  • kernel-rt Linux Micro 6.2 6.12.0-160000.6.1
  • kernel-64kb SLES 16.0, Linux Micro 6.2, SLES for SAP applications 16.0 6.12.0-160000.6.1
  • kernel-source SLES 16.0, Linux Micro 6.2, SLES for SAP applications 16.0 6.12.0-160000.6.1
  • kernel-default SLES 16.0, SLE High Availability Extension 16.0, Linux Micro 6.2 +1 more 6.12.0-160000.6.1
  • kernel-default-base SLES 16.0, Linux Micro 6.2, SLES for SAP applications 16.0 6.12.0-160000.6.1.160000.2.4
  • kernel-syms SLES 16.0, Linux Micro Extras 6.2, SLES for SAP applications 16.0 6.12.0-160000.6.1
  • kernel-obs-qa SLES for SAP applications 16.0, SLES 16.0 6.12.0-160000.6.1
  • kernel-kvmsmall SLES for SAP applications 16.0, SLES 16.0 6.12.0-160000.6.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2025:21074-1SUSE-SU-2025:21139-1SUSE-SU-2026:20560-1SUSE-SU-2025:21179-1SUSE-SU-2025:03023-1SUSE-SU-2025:03011-1

  • kernel-rt openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.6.1
  • dtb-aarch64 openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.6.1
  • kernel-64kb openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.6.1
  • kernel-syms openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.6.1
  • kernel-obs-qa openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.6.1
  • kernel-source openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.6.1
  • kernel-default openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.6.1
  • kernel-kvmsmall openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.6.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2025:20081-1

  • kernel AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8
  • rv AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8
  • perf AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8
  • rtla AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8
  • libperf AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8
  • kernel-rt AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8
  • kernel-64k AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8
  • kernel-core AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8

almalinux advisories ALSA-2026:18587

  • kernel CBL-Mariner 2.0 5.15.200.1-1

azure linux advisories AZL-73019

Azure Linux vulnerability data, Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation, from https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData via OSV, under the MIT licence; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. MIT

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2025-38400 updated cvss 3.3

kernel: nfs: Clean up /proc/net/rpc/nfs when nfs_fs_proc_net_init() fails

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) rv 5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8, perf 5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8, rtla 5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8, python3-perf 5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8, kernel-devel-matched 5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8, kernel-64k-devel-matched 5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8, +7 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:18587
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) rv 6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1, perf 6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1, rtla 6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1, python3-perf 6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1, kernel-devel-matched 6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1, kernel-64k-devel-matched 6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1, +7 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2025:20095
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) kernel 5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8, kernel-64k 5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8, kernel-core 5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8, kernel-tools 5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8, kernel-modules 5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8, kernel-64k-core 5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8, +27 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:18587
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10) kernel 6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1, kernel-64k 6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1, kernel-core 6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1, kernel-tools 6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1, kernel-modules 6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1, kernel-64k-core 6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1, +28 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2025:20095
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) libperf 5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:18587
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10) libperf 6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2025:20095
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 9) kernel-rt 5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-64k 5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-64k-core 5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8, +14 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:18587
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 10) kernel-rt 6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1, kernel-rt-64k 6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1, kernel-rt-core 6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1, kernel-rt-modules 6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1, kernel-rt-64k-core 6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1, kernel-rt-debug-core 6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1, +14 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2025:20095
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 9) kernel-rt 5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-modules-core 5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-debug-modules 5.14.0-687.5.1.el9_8, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:18587
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 10) kernel-rt 6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1, kernel-rt-core 6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1, kernel-rt-modules 6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1, kernel-rt-debug-core 6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1, kernel-rt-modules-core 6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1, kernel-rt-debug-modules 6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2025:20095
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, python-perf, kernel-kdump, +8 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, kernel-core, kernel-tools, +29 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 kernel-rt, kernel-rt-kvm, kernel-rt-core, kernel-rt-modules, kernel-rt-debug-kvm, kernel-rt-debug-core, +12 more
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

cisa ICSA-25-162-05 updated cvss 5.5

Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU family

  • Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP (6ES7518-4AX00-1AB0) >= 3.1.5 Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP (6ES7518-4AX00-1AC0) >= 3.1.5 Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP (6ES7518-4FX00-1AB0) >= 3.1.5 Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP (6ES7518-4FX00-1AC0) >= 3.1.5 Siemens SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP (6AG1518-4AX00-4AC0) >= 3.1.5
    affected: mitigation, no fix available

Facts from CISA's republication of the vendor's own advisory (CSAF); the linked advisory is the authoritative source. CISA notification · csaf

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
3 d ago

Exploit prediction

0.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 13% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected products

  • Linux Linux
  • Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP
  • Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP
  • Siemens SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP

Classification

Technology feeds

References

Sources

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