CVE-2025-38461
mediumpriority · track · 19EPSS 0.001 · 3 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-22
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vsock: Fix transport_* TOCTOU Transport assignment may race with module unload. Protect new_transport from becoming a stale pointer. This also takes care of an insecure call in vsock_use_local_transport(); add a lockdep assert. BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: fffffbfff8056000 Oops: Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP KASAN RIP: 0010:vsock_assign_transport+0x366/0x600 Call Trace: vsock_connect+0x59c/0xc40 __sys_connect+0xe8/0x100 __x64_sys_connect+0x6e/0xc0 do_syscall_64+0x92/0x1c0 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x4b/0x53
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4.3–7.3
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affected products (63)
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advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2025-1653Linux Kernel: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2025-07-27csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen im Linux-Kernel ausnutzen, um einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu erzeugen oder andere nicht spezifizierte Angriffe durchzuführen.
- WID-SEC-W-2025-2855IBM DataPower Gateway: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2025-12-15csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in IBM DataPower Gateway ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, Daten zu manipulieren, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu verursachen oder andere, nicht spezifizierte Angriffe durchzuführen.
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references (25)
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- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36a439049b34cca0b3661276049b84a1f76cc21acnnvd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/687aa0c5581b8d4aa87fd92973e4ee576b550cdfcnnvd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7b73bddf54777fb62d4d8c7729d0affe6df04477cnnvd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8667e8d0eb46bc54fdae30ba2f4786407d3d88ebcnnvd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ce53e744f18e73059d3124070e960f3aa9902bfcnnvd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d24bb6780282b0255b9929abe5e8f98007e2c6ecnnvd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae2c712ba39c7007de63cb0c75b51ce1caaf1da5cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Linux-kernel-multiple-vulnerabilities-dated-28-07-2025-47798cnnvd
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