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CVE-2025-38112: net: Fix TOCTOU issue in sk_is_readable()

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 18/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.14% (FIRST EPSS).
  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No user action is required. Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.
  • Fixed version: Linux Linux 1b367ba2f94251822577daed031d6b9a9e11ba91, 1e0de7582ceccbdbb227d4e0ddf65732f92526da, 2660a544fdc0940bba15f70508a46cf9a6491230; azl3 kernel 6.6.92.2-2 on Azure Linux 3.0 6.6.96.1-1; azl3 kernel 6.6.96.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0 6.6.96.1-1.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to Linux Linux 1b367ba2f94251822577daed031d6b9a9e11ba91, 1e0de7582ceccbdbb227d4e0ddf65732f92526da, 2660a544fdc0940bba15f70508a46cf9a6491230; azl3 kernel 6.6.92.2-2 on Azure Linux 3.0 6.6.96.1-1; azl3 kernel 6.6.96.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0 6.6.96.1-1 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: Fix TOCTOU issue in sk_is_readable() sk->sk_prot->sock_is_readable is a valid function pointer when sk resides in a sockmap. After the last sk_psock_put() (which usually happens when socket is removed from sockmap), sk->sk_prot gets restored and sk->sk_prot->sock_is_readable becomes NULL. This makes sk_is_readable() racy, if the value of sk->sk_prot is reloaded after the initial check. Which in turn may lead to a null pointer dereference. Ensure the function pointer does not turn NULL after the check.

MediumCVSS 4.7 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Jul 3, 2025
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
0.1% · 3th percentile

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Action score

18

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
18 / 40 · 4.7 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.1%

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
linuxlinux kernel
debiandebian linux

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • debian debian linux11.0
  • linux linux kernel5.11 and later · before 5.15.186
  • linux linux kernel5.16 and later · before 6.1.142
  • linux linux kernel6.2 and later · before 6.6.94
  • linux linux kernel4.17 and later · before 5.10.239
  • linux linux kernel6.13 and later · before 6.15.3
  • linux linux kernel6.7 and later · before 6.12.34
  • linux linux kernel6.16

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Linux). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Linux Linux

    • 4.17affected
    • 8934ce2fd08171e8605f7fada91ee7619fe17ab8 and later · before c2b26638476baee154920bb587fc94ff1bf04336affected · git
    • 8934ce2fd08171e8605f7fada91ee7619fe17ab8 and later · before 6fa68d7eab34d448a61aa24ea31e68b3231ed20daffected · git
    • 8934ce2fd08171e8605f7fada91ee7619fe17ab8 and later · before 8926a7ef1977a832dd6bf702f1a99303dbf15b15affected · git
    • 8934ce2fd08171e8605f7fada91ee7619fe17ab8 and later · before ff55c85a923e043d59d26b20a673a1b4a219c310affected · git
    • 8934ce2fd08171e8605f7fada91ee7619fe17ab8 and later · before 1e0de7582ceccbdbb227d4e0ddf65732f92526daaffected · git
    • 8934ce2fd08171e8605f7fada91ee7619fe17ab8 and later · before 1b367ba2f94251822577daed031d6b9a9e11ba91affected · git
    • 8934ce2fd08171e8605f7fada91ee7619fe17ab8 and later · before 2660a544fdc0940bba15f70508a46cf9a6491230affected · git
    • before 4.17not affected · semver
    • 5.10.239 and later · up to and including 5.10.*not affected · semver

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12linuxbefore 6.1.147-16.1.147-1
Debian:13linuxbefore 6.12.35-16.12.35-1

Same product

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Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2025-38106Jul 3, 2025 · io_uring: fix use-after-free of sq->thread in __io_uring_show_fdinfo()
    31Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2025-38109Jul 3, 2025 · net/mlx5: Fix ECVF vports unload on shutdown flow
    31Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2025-38113Jul 3, 2025 · ACPI: CPPC: Fix NULL pointer dereference when nosmp is used
    22Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
Linux Linux1b367ba2f94251822577daed031d6b9a9e11ba91Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux1e0de7582ceccbdbb227d4e0ddf65732f92526daVendor (CNA)
Linux Linux2660a544fdc0940bba15f70508a46cf9a6491230Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux6fa68d7eab34d448a61aa24ea31e68b3231ed20dVendor (CNA)
Linux Linux8926a7ef1977a832dd6bf702f1a99303dbf15b15Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxc2b26638476baee154920bb587fc94ff1bf04336Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxff55c85a923e043d59d26b20a673a1b4a219c310Vendor (CNA)
azl3 kernel 6.6.92.2-2 on Azure Linux 3.06.6.96.1-1 · CBL-Mariner ReleasesMicrosoft (MSRC)
azl3 kernel 6.6.96.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.06.6.96.1-1 · CBL-Mariner ReleasesMicrosoft (MSRC)
debian:linux6.1.147-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

No history yet (it accumulates with the daily EPSS job).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

  • CVE-2025-3835219 days apartposix-cpu-timers: fix race between handle_posix_cpu_timers() and posix_cpu_timer_del()KEV
    61This week
  • CVE-2026-64091381 days apartbatman-adv: tt: fix TOCTOU race for reported vlans
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2026-64034381 days apartnet: mana: Fix TOCTOU double-fetch of hwc_msg_id from DMA buffer
    37Monitor
  • CVE-2026-63937381 days apartKVM: SEV: Use READ_ONCE() when reading entries/indices from PSC buffer
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2026-63867381 days apartmptcp: close TOCTOU race while computing rcv_wnd
    32Monitor
  • CVE-2026-31678296 days apartopenvswitch: defer tunnel netdev_put to RCU release
    31Monitor

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.

If successful

Confidentiality
none
Integrity
none
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-367 · Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

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ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

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