CVE Catalog

CVE-2025-38087

HighCVSS 7.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.15%

4th percentile - higher than 4% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel's taprio network scheduler (net/sched), a use-after-free vulnerability exists. The taprio_dev_notifier() function lacked RCU protection, allowing a race condition with advance_sched() and access to freed memory.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could exploit this to execute code in kernel context or cause a system crash.

Recommendation

Apply the patch that adds rcu_read_lock() inside taprio_dev_notifier(), available in an updated Linux kernel.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: fix use-after-free in taprio_dev_notifier Since taprio’s taprio_dev_notifier() isn’t protected by an RCU read-side critical section, a race with advance_sched() can lead to a use-after-free. Adding rcu_read_lock() inside taprio_dev_notifier() prevents this.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS