Medium severity · published Oct 13, 2025
CVE-2025-39964
crypto: af_alg - Disallow concurrent writes in af_alg_sendmsg
In wildKEV
5.5
CVSS
1.6%
EPSS
Yes
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
crypto: af_alg - Disallow concurrent writes in af_alg_sendmsg
Issuing two writes to the same af_alg socket is bogus as the
data will be interleaved in an unpredictable fashion. Furthermore,
concurrent writes may create inconsistencies in the internal
socket state.
Disallow this by adding a new ctx->write field that indiciates
exclusive ownership for writing.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.6% · higher than 75% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildYes
CISA KEVListed Sep 18, 2026
Federal remediation dueSep 21, 2026
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
2.6.38 before 5.10.245; 5.11 before 5.15.194; 5.16 before 6.1.154; 6.2 before 6.6.108; 6.7 before 6.12.49; 6.13 before 6.16.9; +6 more · source: NVD, KEV
LI
Linux · Linux
8ff590903d5fc7f5a0a988c38267a3d08e6393a2 before 0f28c4adbc4a97437874c9b669fd7958a8c6d6ce; 8ff590903d5fc7f5a0a988c38267a3d08e6393a2 before e4c1ec11132ec466f7362a95f36a506ce4dc08c9; 8ff590903d5fc7f5a0a988c38267a3d08e6393a2 before 1f323a48e9b5ebfe6dc7d130fdf5c3c0e92a07c8; 8ff590903d5fc7f5a0a988c38267a3d08e6393a2 before 7c4491b5644e3a3708f3dbd7591be0a570135b84; 8ff590903d5fc7f5a0a988c38267a3d08e6393a2 before 9aee87da5572b3a14075f501752e209801160d3d; 8ff590903d5fc7f5a0a988c38267a3d08e6393a2 before 45bcf60fe49b37daab1acee57b27211ad1574042; +2 more · source: vendor
SS
Simatic S7-1500 Cpu 1518-4 Pn/dp Mfp Firmware · Siemens
3.1.6 and later · source: NVD
SS
Simatic S7-1500 Cpu 1518f-4 Pn/dp Mfp Firmware · Siemens
3.1.6 and later · source: NVD
SS
SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP · Siemens
V3.1.6; V3.1.7; V3.1.6; V3.1.7 · source: CISA
SS
SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP · Siemens
V3.1.6; V3.1.7; V3.1.6; V3.1.7 · source: CISA
SS
SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP · Siemens
V3.1.6; V3.1.7 · source: CISA
In the news
VulnerabilityHigh
CISA Adds Two Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog
CISA has added two new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog , based on evidence of active exploitation.
CVE-2025-39964 Linux Kernel Race Condition Vulnerability
CVE-2026-53266 Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability
These types of vulnerabilities are a frequent attack vector for malicious cyber actors and pose significant risks to the federal enterprise.
Binding Operational Directive (BOD) 26-04: Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk establishes vulnerability management requirements for Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) agencies. BOD 26-04 reinforces the importance of the KEV Catalog and requires federal agencies to prioritize rapid remediation of high-risk vulnerabilities, specifically those identified by Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) listed in CISA’s KEV Catalog on publicly exposed assets that grant total control of the asset post-exploitation, while deferring action for lower-risk vulnerabilities. BOD 26-04 further establishes basic expectations for when agencies must check whether threat actors compromised the system before the patch was applied.
While BOD 26-04 applies only to FCEB agencies, CISA encourages all organizations to adopt risk-based vulnerability management and prioritize remediation of KEV Catalog vulnerabilities . CISA will continue to add vulnerabilities to the catalog that meet the specified criteria .
Aware of an exploited vulnerability not curren...
Sep 18, 2026·CISA Advisories
VulnerabilityHigh
[CISA KEV] CVE-2025-39964: Linux Kernel - Linux Kernel Race Condition Vulnerability
Linux Kernel contains a race condition vulnerability which allows concurrent writes to the same AF_ALG socket causing data to be unpredictably interleaved and creating inconsistencies in the socket's internal state.
KEKernelCVE-2025-39964
Sep 18, 2026·CISA KEV
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-39964
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-39964
CISA KEV catalogue
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f28c4adbc4a97437874c9b669fd7958a8c6d6ce
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4c1ec11132ec466f7362a95f36a506ce4dc08c9
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f323a48e9b5ebfe6dc7d130fdf5c3c0e92a07c8
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c4491b5644e3a3708f3dbd7591be0a570135b84
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9aee87da5572b3a14075f501752e209801160d3d
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/45bcf60fe49b37daab1acee57b27211ad1574042
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