CVE Catalog

CVE-2025-39964

HighCVSS 7.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.25%

17th percentile - higher than 17% of all known CVEs

Summary

A vulnerability in the Linux kernel's af_alg mechanism allowed concurrent writes to the same af_alg socket, causing unpredictable data interleaving and potential inconsistencies in internal socket state.

Risk Assessment

The organization faces risk of data corruption or unpredictable behavior in applications using cryptographic operations via af_alg sockets, potentially leading to processing errors or data integrity violations.

Recommendation

Immediately update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix (commit disabling concurrent writes in af_alg_sendmsg).

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Original NVD description (English source)

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.

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