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high 7.8

CVE-2025-38653 json

proc: use the same treatment to check proc_lseek as ones for proc_read_iter et.al

published 2025-08-22 14 mo ago modified 2026-10-15 24 d ago also EUVD-2025-25549

cvss
7.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.2%
EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 7%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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

proc: use the same treatment to check proc_lseek as ones for proc_read_iter et.al

Check pde->proc_ops->proc_lseek directly may cause UAF in rmmod scenario. It's a gap in proc_reg_open() after commit 654b33ada4ab("proc: fix UAF in proc_get_inode()"). Followed by AI Viro's suggestion, fix it in same manner.

Patch / fix

  • Linux Linux 6.1.148, 6.6.102, 6.12.42, 6.15.10, 6.16.1, 6.17
  • linux Debian 12 6.1.148-1
  • linux Debian 13 6.12.43-1
  • linux Debian 14 6.16.3-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2025-38653

  • linux Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-100.100
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-1046.49
  • linux-gcp Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-1047.50
  • linux-gke Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-1043.48
  • linux-ibm Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-1044.44
  • linux-azure Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-1046.52
  • linux-gkeop Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-1030.33
  • linux-raspi Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-1047.51

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38653

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  • kernel RHEL 10.2 6.12.0-211.20.1.el10_2
  • rv RHEL 10.2 6.12.0-211.20.1.el10_2
  • perf RHEL 10.2 6.12.0-211.20.1.el10_2
  • rtla RHEL 10.2 6.12.0-211.20.1.el10_2
  • libperf RHEL 10.2 6.12.0-211.20.1.el10_2
  • kernel-rt RHEL 10.2 6.12.0-211.20.1.el10_2
  • kernel-64k RHEL 10.2 6.12.0-211.20.1.el10_2
  • kernel-core RHEL 10.2 6.12.0-211.20.1.el10_2

red hat advisories RHSA-2026:39371RHSA-2026:23329RHSA-2026:23224RHSA-2026:21556RHSA-2026:21209

  • kernel-rt Real Time Module 15 SP6, openSUSE Leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.10.58.1
  • kernel-syms-rt Real Time Module 15 SP6, openSUSE Leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.10.58.1
  • kernel-rt_debug Real Time Module 15 SP6, openSUSE Leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.10.58.1
  • kernel-source-rt Real Time Module 15 SP6, openSUSE Leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.10.58.1
  • kernel-rt Linux Micro 6.2 6.12.0-160000.7.1
  • kernel-64kb SLES 16.0, Linux Micro 6.2, SLES for SAP applications 16.0 6.12.0-160000.7.1
  • kernel-source SLES 16.0, Linux Micro 6.2, SLES for SAP applications 16.0 6.12.0-160000.7.1
  • kernel-default SLES 16.0, SLE High Availability Extension 16.0, Linux Micro 6.2 +1 more 6.12.0-160000.7.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2025:4301-1SUSE-SU-2025:21080-1SUSE-SU-2025:21147-1SUSE-SU-2025:21180-1SUSE-SU-2026:20561-1SUSE-SU-2025:21052-1

  • kernel-rt openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.7.1
  • dtb-aarch64 openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.7.1
  • kernel-64kb openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.7.1
  • kernel-syms openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.7.1
  • kernel-obs-qa openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.7.1
  • kernel-source openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.7.1
  • kernel-default openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.7.1
  • kernel-kvmsmall openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.7.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2025:20091-1

  • kernel AlmaLinux 10 6.12.0-211.20.1.el10_2
  • rv AlmaLinux 10 6.12.0-211.20.1.el10_2
  • perf AlmaLinux 10 6.12.0-211.20.1.el10_2
  • rtla AlmaLinux 10 6.12.0-211.20.1.el10_2
  • libperf AlmaLinux 10 6.12.0-211.20.1.el10_2
  • kernel-rt AlmaLinux 10 6.12.0-211.20.1.el10_2
  • kernel-64k AlmaLinux 10 6.12.0-211.20.1.el10_2
  • kernel-core AlmaLinux 10 6.12.0-211.20.1.el10_2

almalinux advisories ALSA-2026:23329ALSA-2026:21556

  • kernel Rocky Linux 9 5.14.0-687.12.1.el9_8

rocky linux advisories RLSA-2026:21556

  • kernel Azure Linux 3.0 6.6.104.2-1

azure linux advisories AZL-66575

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-2025-38653 updated cvss 5.1

kernel: proc: use the same treatment to check proc_lseek as ones for proc_read_iter et.al

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +1 more
    affected: no fix planned “Out of support scope”
  • 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
    affected: no fix available “Fix deferred”
  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.4) libperf 5.14.0-427.127.1.el9_4, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 5.14.0-427.127.1.el9_4, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 5.14.0-427.127.1.el9_4, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 5.14.0-427.127.1.el9_4, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 5.14.0-427.127.1.el9_4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:21209
  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.6) libperf 5.14.0-570.119.1.el9_6, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 5.14.0-570.119.1.el9_6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 5.14.0-570.119.1.el9_6, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 5.14.0-570.119.1.el9_6, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 5.14.0-570.119.1.el9_6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:23224
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) rv 5.14.0-687.12.1.el9_8, perf 5.14.0-687.12.1.el9_8, rtla 5.14.0-687.12.1.el9_8, python3-perf 5.14.0-687.12.1.el9_8, kernel-devel-matched 5.14.0-687.12.1.el9_8, kernel-64k-devel-matched 5.14.0-687.12.1.el9_8, +7 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:21556
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) rv 6.12.0-211.20.1.el10_2, perf 6.12.0-211.20.1.el10_2, rtla 6.12.0-211.20.1.el10_2, python3-perf 6.12.0-211.20.1.el10_2, kernel-devel-matched 6.12.0-211.20.1.el10_2, kernel-64k-devel-matched 6.12.0-211.20.1.el10_2, +7 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:23329
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 10.0) rv 6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0, perf 6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0, rtla 6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0, python3-perf 6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0, kernel-devel-matched 6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0, kernel-64k-devel-matched 6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0, +7 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:39371
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4) rv 5.14.0-427.127.1.el9_4, perf 5.14.0-427.127.1.el9_4, rtla 5.14.0-427.127.1.el9_4, kernel-devel-matched 5.14.0-427.127.1.el9_4, kernel-64k-devel-matched 5.14.0-427.127.1.el9_4, kernel-debug-devel-matched 5.14.0-427.127.1.el9_4, +6 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:21209
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.6) rv 5.14.0-570.119.1.el9_6, perf 5.14.0-570.119.1.el9_6, rtla 5.14.0-570.119.1.el9_6, python3-perf 5.14.0-570.119.1.el9_6, kernel-devel-matched 5.14.0-570.119.1.el9_6, kernel-64k-devel-matched 5.14.0-570.119.1.el9_6, +7 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:23224
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) kernel 5.14.0-687.12.1.el9_8, kernel-64k 5.14.0-687.12.1.el9_8, kernel-core 5.14.0-687.12.1.el9_8, kernel-tools 5.14.0-687.12.1.el9_8, kernel-modules 5.14.0-687.12.1.el9_8, kernel-64k-core 5.14.0-687.12.1.el9_8, +27 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:21556
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10) kernel 6.12.0-211.20.1.el10_2, kernel-64k 6.12.0-211.20.1.el10_2, kernel-core 6.12.0-211.20.1.el10_2, kernel-tools 6.12.0-211.20.1.el10_2, kernel-modules 6.12.0-211.20.1.el10_2, kernel-64k-core 6.12.0-211.20.1.el10_2, +28 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:23329
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v. 10.0) kernel 6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0, kernel-64k 6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0, kernel-core 6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0, kernel-tools 6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0, kernel-modules 6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0, kernel-64k-core 6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0, +27 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:39371
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.9.4) bpftool 7.3.0-427.127.1.el9_4, kernel 5.14.0-427.127.1.el9_4, kernel-64k 5.14.0-427.127.1.el9_4, kernel-core 5.14.0-427.127.1.el9_4, kernel-tools 5.14.0-427.127.1.el9_4, python3-perf 5.14.0-427.127.1.el9_4, +28 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:21209
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.9.6) kernel 5.14.0-570.119.1.el9_6, kernel-64k 5.14.0-570.119.1.el9_6, kernel-core 5.14.0-570.119.1.el9_6, kernel-tools 5.14.0-570.119.1.el9_6, kernel-modules 5.14.0-570.119.1.el9_6, kernel-64k-core 5.14.0-570.119.1.el9_6, +27 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:23224
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) libperf 5.14.0-687.12.1.el9_8, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 5.14.0-687.12.1.el9_8, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 5.14.0-687.12.1.el9_8, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 5.14.0-687.12.1.el9_8, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 5.14.0-687.12.1.el9_8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:21556
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10) libperf 6.12.0-211.20.1.el10_2, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 6.12.0-211.20.1.el10_2, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 6.12.0-211.20.1.el10_2, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 6.12.0-211.20.1.el10_2, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 6.12.0-211.20.1.el10_2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:23329
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v. 10.0) libperf 6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:39371
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 9) kernel-rt 5.14.0-687.12.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-64k 5.14.0-687.12.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-687.12.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-687.12.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-64k-core 5.14.0-687.12.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-687.12.1.el9_8, +14 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:21556
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 10) kernel-rt 6.12.0-211.20.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-64k 6.12.0-211.20.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-core 6.12.0-211.20.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-modules 6.12.0-211.20.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-64k-core 6.12.0-211.20.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-debug-core 6.12.0-211.20.1.el10_2, +14 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:23329
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time EUS (v. 10.0) kernel-rt 6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0, kernel-rt-64k 6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0, kernel-rt-core 6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0, kernel-rt-modules 6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0, kernel-rt-64k-core 6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0, kernel-rt-debug-core 6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0, +14 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:39371
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time EUS (v.9.4) kernel-rt 5.14.0-427.127.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-427.127.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-427.127.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-427.127.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-modules-core 5.14.0-427.127.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-debug-modules 5.14.0-427.127.1.el9_4, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:21209
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time EUS (v.9.6) kernel-rt 5.14.0-570.119.1.el9_6, kernel-rt-64k 5.14.0-570.119.1.el9_6, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-570.119.1.el9_6, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-570.119.1.el9_6, kernel-rt-64k-core 5.14.0-570.119.1.el9_6, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-570.119.1.el9_6, +14 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:23224
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 9) kernel-rt 5.14.0-687.12.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-687.12.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-687.12.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-687.12.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-modules-core 5.14.0-687.12.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-debug-modules 5.14.0-687.12.1.el9_8, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:21556
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 10) kernel-rt 6.12.0-211.20.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-core 6.12.0-211.20.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-modules 6.12.0-211.20.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-debug-core 6.12.0-211.20.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-modules-core 6.12.0-211.20.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-debug-modules 6.12.0-211.20.1.el10_2, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:23329
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV EUS (v. 10.0) kernel-rt 6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0, kernel-rt-kvm 6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0, kernel-rt-core 6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0, kernel-rt-modules 6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0, kernel-rt-debug-kvm 6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0, kernel-rt-debug-core 6.12.0-55.88.1.el10_0, +6 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:39371
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV EUS (v.9.4) kernel-rt 5.14.0-427.127.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-kvm 5.14.0-427.127.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-427.127.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-427.127.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-debug-kvm 5.14.0-427.127.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-427.127.1.el9_4, +6 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:21209
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV EUS (v.9.6) kernel-rt 5.14.0-570.119.1.el9_6, kernel-rt-kvm 5.14.0-570.119.1.el9_6, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-570.119.1.el9_6, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-570.119.1.el9_6, kernel-rt-debug-kvm 5.14.0-570.119.1.el9_6, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-570.119.1.el9_6, +6 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:23224
  • 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
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
24 d ago

Exploit prediction

0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 7% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • Linux Linux

Classification

Weakness
Technology feeds

References

Sources

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