High severity · published Sep 4, 2025
CVE-2025-38704
rcu/nocb: Fix possible invalid rdp's->nocb_cb_kthread pointer access
7.8
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
rcu/nocb: Fix possible invalid rdp's->nocb_cb_kthread pointer access
In the preparation stage of CPU online, if the corresponding
the rdp's->nocb_cb_kthread does not exist, will be created,
there is a situation where the rdp's rcuop kthreads creation fails,
and then de-offload this CPU's rdp, does not assign this CPU's
rdp->nocb_cb_kthread pointer, but this rdp's->nocb_gp_rdp and
rdp's->rdp_gp->nocb_gp_kthread is still valid.
This will cause the subsequent re-offload operation of this offline
CPU, which will pass the conditional check and the kthread_unpark()
will access invalid rdp's->nocb_cb_kthread pointer.
This commit therefore use rdp's->nocb_gp_kthread instead of
rdp_gp's->nocb_gp_kthread for safety check.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 8% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
before 6.12.43; 6.13 before 6.15.11; 6.16 before 6.16.2 · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Linux
3a5761dc025da47960755ac64d9fbf1c32e8cd80 before b097ae798298885695c339d390b48b4e39619fa7; 3a5761dc025da47960755ac64d9fbf1c32e8cd80 before 3da45ec1e485a1a5ad31fe9ddd467c7ee5ae4ef9; 3a5761dc025da47960755ac64d9fbf1c32e8cd80 before cce3d027227c69e85896af9fbc6fa9af5c68f067; 3a5761dc025da47960755ac64d9fbf1c32e8cd80 before 1c951683a720b17c9ecaad1932bc95b29044611f; 3a5761dc025da47960755ac64d9fbf1c32e8cd80 before 9b5ec8e6b31755288a07b3abeeab8cd38e9d3c9d; 3a5761dc025da47960755ac64d9fbf1c32e8cd80 before 1bba3900ca18bdae28d1b9fa10f16a8f8cb2ada1; +1 more · source: vendor
SS
SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP · Siemens
V3.1.6; V3.1.5; V3.1.7; V3.1.6; V3.1.5; V3.1.7 · source: CISA
SS
SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP · Siemens
V3.1.6; V3.1.5; V3.1.7; V3.1.6; V3.1.5; V3.1.7 · source: CISA
SS
SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystem · Siemens
0 · source: CISA
SS
SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP · Siemens
V3.1.6; V3.1.5; V3.1.7 · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-38704
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-38704
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1bba3900ca18bdae28d1b9fa10f16a8f8cb2ada1
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c951683a720b17c9ecaad1932bc95b29044611f
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3da45ec1e485a1a5ad31fe9ddd467c7ee5ae4ef9
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b5ec8e6b31755288a07b3abeeab8cd38e9d3c9d
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b097ae798298885695c339d390b48b4e39619fa7
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cce3d027227c69e85896af9fbc6fa9af5c68f067
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