Answer in brief
CVE-2025-38717 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in net: kcm: Fix race condition in kcm_unattach(). The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=ab7ac4eb9832e32a09f4e8042705484d2fb0aad3 <c0bffbc92a1ca3960fb9cdb8e9f75a68468eb308 || >=ab7ac4eb9832e32a09f4e8042705484d2fb0aad3 <7275dc3bb8f91b23125ff3f47b6529935cf46152 || >=ab7ac4eb9832e32a09f4e8042705484d2fb0aad3 <798733ee5d5788b12e8a52db1519abc17e826f69 || >=ab7ac4eb9832e32a09f4e8042705484d2fb0aad3 <52565a935213cd6a8662ddb8efe5b4219343a25d | c0bffbc92a1ca3960fb9cdb8e9f75a68468eb308, 7275dc3bb8f91b23125ff3f47b6529935cf46152, 798733ee5d5788b12e8a52db1519abc17e826f69, 52565a935213cd6a8662ddb8efe5b4219343a25d |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 4.6 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Sep 4, 2025
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 5, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 5, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: kcm: Fix race condition in kcm_unattach() syzbot found a race condition when kcm_unattach(psock) and kcm_release(kcm) are executed at the same time. kcm_unattach() is missing a check of the flag kcm->tx_stopped before calling queue_work(). If the kcm has a reserved psock, kcm_unattach() might get executed between cancel_work_sync() and unreserve_psock() in kcm_release(), requeuing kcm->tx_work right before kcm gets freed in kcm_done(). Remove kcm->tx_stopped and replace it by the less error-prone disable_work_sync().
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.
Answer in brief
CVE-2025-38717 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in net: kcm: Fix race condition in kcm_unattach(). The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=ab7ac4eb9832e32a09f4e8042705484d2fb0aad3 <c0bffbc92a1ca3960fb9cdb8e9f75a68468eb308 || >=ab7ac4eb9832e32a09f4e8042705484d2fb0aad3 <7275dc3bb8f91b23125ff3f47b6529935cf46152 || >=ab7ac4eb9832e32a09f4e8042705484d2fb0aad3 <798733ee5d5788b12e8a52db1519abc17e826f69 || >=ab7ac4eb9832e32a09f4e8042705484d2fb0aad3 <52565a935213cd6a8662ddb8efe5b4219343a25d | c0bffbc92a1ca3960fb9cdb8e9f75a68468eb308, 7275dc3bb8f91b23125ff3f47b6529935cf46152, 798733ee5d5788b12e8a52db1519abc17e826f69, 52565a935213cd6a8662ddb8efe5b4219343a25d |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 4.6 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Sep 4, 2025
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 5, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 5, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: kcm: Fix race condition in kcm_unattach() syzbot found a race condition when kcm_unattach(psock) and kcm_release(kcm) are executed at the same time. kcm_unattach() is missing a check of the flag kcm->tx_stopped before calling queue_work(). If the kcm has a reserved psock, kcm_unattach() might get executed between cancel_work_sync() and unreserve_psock() in kcm_release(), requeuing kcm->tx_work right before kcm gets freed in kcm_done(). Remove kcm->tx_stopped and replace it by the less error-prone disable_work_sync().
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.