CVE detail
CVE-2025-38352: Linux Kernel Time-of-Check Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) Race Condition Vulnerability
Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog · back to feed
Vendor / product
Linux · Kernel
- Date added (KEV)
- Sep 04, 2025
- CISA due date
- Sep 25, 2025
- Ransomware campaign use
- Unknown
Required action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Vendor fix: Vendor patch
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Technical detail
From CISA
Linux kernel contains a time-of-check time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition vulnerability that has a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
This vulnerability affects a common open-source component, third-party library, or a protocol used by different products. Please check with specific vendors for information on patching status. For more information, please see: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/commit/?id=2c72fe18cc5f9f1750f5bc148cf1c94c29e106ff ; https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/2025-09-01 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-38352
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2c72fe18cc5f9f1750f5bc148cf1c94c29e106ffPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f3daa04a9328220de46f0d5c919a6c0073a9f0bPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/460188bc042a3f40f72d34b9f7fc6ee66b0b757bPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/764a7a5dfda23f69919441f2eac2a83e7db6e5bbPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78a4b8e3795b31dae58762bc091bb0f4f74a2200Patch
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