Review reviewHigh

CVE-2025-38102

Linux Linux, linux kernel, debian linux

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: VMCI: fix race between vmci_host_setup_notify and vmci_ctx_unset_notify During our test, it is found that a warning can be trigger in try_grab_folio as follow: ------------[ cut here ]------------ WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 1678 at mm/gup.c:147 try_grab_folio+0x106/0x130 Modules linked in: CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 1678 Comm: syz.3.31 Not tainted 6.15.0-rc5 #163 PREEMPT(undef) RIP: 0010:try_grab_folio+0x106/0x130 Call Trace: <TASK> follow_huge_pmd+0x240/0x8e0 follow_pmd_mask.constprop.0.isra.0+0x40b/0x5c0 follow_pud_mask.constprop.0.isr...

CVSS
7
EPSS
0.13%
3.26% percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Published
2025.07.03
PRIORITY ASSESSMENT

Review review

The CVSS severity warrants an early asset and exposure review.

Known exploitationNot established by KEV
Exploit probability0.13%
Technical severityCVSS 7

Vulnerability overview

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: VMCI: fix race between vmci_host_setup_notify and vmci_ctx_unset_notify During our test, it is found that a warning can be trigger in try_grab_folio as follow: ------------[ cut here ]------------ WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 1678 at mm/gup.c:147 try_grab_folio+0x106/0x130 Modules linked in: CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 1678 Comm: syz.3.31 Not tainted 6.15.0-rc5 #163 PREEMPT(undef) RIP: 0010:try_grab_folio+0x106/0x130 Call Trace: <TASK> follow_huge_pmd+0x240/0x8e0 follow_pmd_mask.constprop.0.isra.0+0x40b/0x5c0 follow_pud_mask.constprop.0.isr...

Affected product and versions

Product
Linux Linux, linux kernel, debian linux
Affected versions
>= a1d88436d53a75e950db15834b3d2f8c0c358fdc < 74095bbbb19ca74a0368d857603a2438c88ca86c, >= a1d88436d53a75e950db15834b3d2f8c0c358fdc < 468aec888f838ce5174b96e0cb4396790d6f60ca, >= a1d88436d53a75e950db15834b3d2f8c0c358fdc < b4209e4b778e4e57d0636e1c9fc07a924dbc6043, >= a1d88436d53a75e950db15834b3d2f8c0c358fdc < 58a90db70aa6616411e5f69d1982d9b1dd97d774, >= a1d88436d53a75e950db15834b3d2f8c0c358fdc < 6e3af836805ed1d7a699f76ec798626198917aa4, >= a1d88436d53a75e950db15834b3d2f8c0c358fdc < 00ddc7dad55b7bbb78df80d6e174d0c4764dea0c, >= a1d88436d53a75e950db15834b3d2f8c0c358fdc < 75b5313c80c39a26d27cbb602f968a05576c36f9, >= a1d88436d53a75e950db15834b3d2f8c0c358fdc < 1bd6406fb5f36c2bb1e96e27d4c3e9f4d09edde4, >= 4.0, >= 4.0 < 5.4.296, >= 5.5 < 5.10.240, >= 5.11 < 5.15.186, >= 5.16 < 6.1.142, >= 6.2 < 6.6.94, >= 6.7 < 6.12.34, >= 6.13 < 6.15.3, 11.0
Fixed versions
5.4.296, 5.10.240, 5.15.186, 6.1.142, 6.6.94, 6.12.34, 6.15.3

Recommended response sequence

Confirm exposure before applying a vendor-supported change.

Full remediation guide
  1. 1
    Identify

    Confirm that Linux Linux, linux kernel, debian linux and an affected version are present.

  2. 2
    Prioritize

    Combine exploitation signals with asset exposure and business criticality.

  3. 3
    Remediate

    Follow the vendor advisory or supported update path and preserve rollback options.

  4. 4
    Verify

    Recheck the version, service health, access paths, and relevant logs.

Technical data

CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
CWE-362