CVE-2025-38028

NFS/localio: Fix a race in nfs_local_open_fh()

MEDIUM
4.7
CVSS Score
Published: June 18, 2025 at 09:28 AM UTC
Updated: August 5, 2026 at 12:44 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM4.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: NFS/localio: Fix a race in nfs_local_open_fh() Once the clp->cl_uuid.lock has been dropped, another CPU could come in and free the struct nfsd_file that was just added. To prevent that from happening, take the RCU read lock before dropping the spin lock.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

6.14 ≤ v < 6.14.86.14 ≤ v < 6.156.15 rc16.15 rc26.15 rc36.15 rc46.15 rc56.15 rc686e00412254a717ffd5d38dc5ec0ee1cce6281b3
Vendor states this is fixed in 185a2f2ddabdcf999823f61de67f86376883920d (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in fa7ab64f1e2fdc8f2603aab8e0dd20de89cb10d9 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.14 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.14.8 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.15 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (2)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/185a2f2ddabdcf999823f61de67f86376883920d
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fa7ab64f1e2fdc8f2603aab8e0dd20de89cb10d9

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-362

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