PT-2025-28873 · Linux+5 · Linux Kernel+5

Syzbot · Published 2025-06-24 · Updated 2026-05-26 · CVE-2025-38245

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)

Description: A flaw was discovered in the Linux kernel related to the handling of the atm dev mutex within the ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode) subsystem. Specifically, the mutex was not being released promptly after removing procfs entries during device deregistration, creating a race condition. This could lead to a system splat (kernel panic) if a new device was registered while the procfs entries were still being removed. The issue stemmed from holding the mutex until procfs/sysfs were removed in atm dev deregister().

Recommendations: At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-682

Related Identifiers

AZL-64850

AZL-72784

BDU:2025-08803

CVE-2025-38245

DLA-4327-1

DLA-4328-1

DSA-5973-1

ECHO-2BF2-1FB0-87A1

MGASA-2025-0218

MGASA-2025-0219

OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20081-1

SUSE-SU-2025:03204-1

SUSE-SU-2025:03272-1

SUSE-SU-2025:03290-1

SUSE-SU-2025:03301-1

SUSE-SU-2025:03382-1

SUSE-SU-2025:03602-1

SUSE-SU-2025:03633-1

SUSE-SU-2025:03634-1

SUSE-SU-2025:20653-1

SUSE-SU-2025:20669-1

SUSE-SU-2025:20739-1

SUSE-SU-2025:20756-1

SUSE-SU-2025:21074-1

SUSE-SU-2025:21139-1

SUSE-SU-2025:21179-1

SUSE-SU-2025_03204-1

SUSE-SU-2025_03272-1

SUSE-SU-2025_03290-1

SUSE-SU-2025_03301-1

SUSE-SU-2025_03382-1

USN-7774-1

USN-7774-2

USN-7774-3

USN-7774-4

USN-7774-5

USN-7775-1

USN-7775-2

USN-7775-3

USN-7776-1

USN-7833-1

USN-7833-2

USN-7833-3

USN-7833-4

USN-7834-1

USN-7856-1

USN-8028-1

USN-8028-2

USN-8028-3

USN-8028-4

USN-8028-5

USN-8028-6

USN-8028-7

USN-8028-8

USN-8031-1

USN-8031-2

USN-8031-3

USN-8052-1

USN-8052-2

USN-8074-1

USN-8074-2

USN-8126-1

Affected Products

Debian

Linuxmint

Linux Kernel

Red Os

Suse

Ubuntu

References · 3157

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/38xxx/CVE-2025-38245.json · Exploit
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-40333 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-68222 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-38396 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-38421 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-38576 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-39734 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-22128 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-68183 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-23157 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-38217 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-39795 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DLA-4328-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-39800 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-40049 · Vendor Advisory