CVE-2025-38461
vsock: Fix transport_* TOCTOU
CVSS Score
0.0
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
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
| Vendor | linux |
| Product | linux |
| Ecosystems | |
| Industries | Technology |
| Published | Jul 25, 2025 |
| Last Updated | May 11, 2026 |
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Affected Versions
Linux / Linux
c0cfa2d8a788fcf45df5bf4070ab2474c88d543a < 8667e8d0eb46bc54fdae30ba2f4786407d3d88eb c0cfa2d8a788fcf45df5bf4070ab2474c88d543a < 36a439049b34cca0b3661276049b84a1f76cc21a c0cfa2d8a788fcf45df5bf4070ab2474c88d543a < 9ce53e744f18e73059d3124070e960f3aa9902bf c0cfa2d8a788fcf45df5bf4070ab2474c88d543a < 9d24bb6780282b0255b9929abe5e8f98007e2c6e c0cfa2d8a788fcf45df5bf4070ab2474c88d543a < ae2c712ba39c7007de63cb0c75b51ce1caaf1da5 c0cfa2d8a788fcf45df5bf4070ab2474c88d543a < 7b73bddf54777fb62d4d8c7729d0affe6df04477 c0cfa2d8a788fcf45df5bf4070ab2474c88d543a < 687aa0c5581b8d4aa87fd92973e4ee576b550cdf
Linux / Linux
5.5
References
git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8667e8d0eb46bc54fdae30ba2f4786407d3d88eb git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36a439049b34cca0b3661276049b84a1f76cc21a git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ce53e744f18e73059d3124070e960f3aa9902bf git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d24bb6780282b0255b9929abe5e8f98007e2c6e git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae2c712ba39c7007de63cb0c75b51ce1caaf1da5 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7b73bddf54777fb62d4d8c7729d0affe6df04477 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/687aa0c5581b8d4aa87fd92973e4ee576b550cdf lists.debian.org: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html lists.debian.org: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.html