CVE-2025-38352
posix-cpu-timers: fix race between handle_posix_cpu_timers() and posix_cpu_timer_del()
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Descriptions
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: posix-cpu-timers: fix race between handle_posix_cpu_timers() and posix_cpu_timer_del() If an exiting non-autoreaping task has already passed exit_notify() and
calls handle_posix_cpu_timers() from IRQ, it can be reaped by its parent
or debugger right after unlock_task_sighand(). If a concurrent posix_cpu_timer_del() runs at that moment, it won't be
able to detect timer->it.cpu.firing != 0: cpu_timer_task_rcu() and/or
lock_task_sighand() will fail. Add the tsk->exit_state check into run_posix_cpu_timers() to fix this. This fix is not needed if CONFIG_POSIX_CPU_TIMERS_TASK_WORK=y, because
exit_task_work() is called before exit_notify(). But the check still
makes sense, task_work_add(&tsk->posix_cputimers_work.work) will fail
anyway in this case.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: posix-cpu-timers: fix race between handle_posix_cpu_timers() and posix_cpu_timer_del() If an exiting non-autoreaping task has already passed exit_notify() and calls handle_posix_cpu_timers() from IRQ, it can be reaped by its parent or debugger right after unlock_task_sighand(). If a concurrent posix_cpu_timer_del() runs at that moment, it won't be able to detect timer->it.cpu.firing != 0: cpu_timer_task_rcu() and/or lock_task_sighand() will fail. Add the tsk->exit_state check into run_posix_cpu_timers() to fix this. This fix is not needed if CONFIG_POSIX_CPU_TIMERS_TASK_WORK=y, because exit_task_work() is called before exit_notify(). But the check still makes sense, task_work_add(&tsk->posix_cputimers_work.work) will fail anyway in this case.
This update provides the initial livepatch for this kernel update. This update does not contain any fixes and will be updated with livepatches later.
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Timeline
- 2025-04-16 CVE Reserved
- 2025-07-22 CVE Published
- 2025-07-28 CVE Updated
- 2025-08-23 EPSS Updated
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References (9)
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0bdd2ed4138ec04e09b4f8165981efc99e439f55 | Vuln. Introduced |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 2.6.36 < 5.4.295 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 2.6.36 < 5.4.295" | en |
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Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 2.6.36 < 5.10.239 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 2.6.36 < 5.10.239" | en |
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Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 2.6.36 < 5.15.186 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 2.6.36 < 5.15.186" | en |
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Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 2.6.36 < 6.1.142 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 2.6.36 < 6.1.142" | en |
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Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 2.6.36 < 6.6.94 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 2.6.36 < 6.6.94" | en |
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Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 2.6.36 < 6.12.34 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 2.6.36 < 6.12.34" | en |
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Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 2.6.36 < 6.15.3 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 2.6.36 < 6.15.3" | en |
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Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 2.6.36 < 6.16 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 2.6.36 < 6.16" | en |
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