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CVE-2025-38461 Detail

Description

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


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36a439049b34cca0b3661276049b84a1f76cc21a kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/687aa0c5581b8d4aa87fd92973e4ee576b550cdf kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7b73bddf54777fb62d4d8c7729d0affe6df04477 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8667e8d0eb46bc54fdae30ba2f4786407d3d88eb kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ce53e744f18e73059d3124070e960f3aa9902bf kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d24bb6780282b0255b9929abe5e8f98007e2c6e kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae2c712ba39c7007de63cb0c75b51ce1caaf1da5 kernel.org

Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2025-38461
NVD Published Date:
07/25/2025
NVD Last Modified:
07/29/2025
Source:
kernel.org