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HIGH SEVERITY
CVE-2025-38352 Linux · Kernel

Linux Kernel Time-of-Check Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) Race Condition Vulnerability

Technical Severity

CVSS v3.1 Metrics

HIGH
7.4 / 10
Minimal Risk Critical
Vector Specification
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitation Likelihood

EPSS Prediction

0.07 %
Predictive Probability
Percentile Rank
22.7 th

Documented as more likely to be exploited than 22.7% of known CVEs.

Detection Date

Sep 04, 2025

Remediation Due

Sep 25, 2025

CISA Catalog Active

Threat Analysis

Linux kernel contains a time-of-check time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition vulnerability that has a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Remediation Directive

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

External Intelligence

This vulnerability affects a common open-source component, third-party library, or a protocol used by different products. Please check with specific vendors for information on patching status. For more information, please see:

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/commit/?id=2c72fe18cc5f9f1750f5bc148cf1c94c29e106ff

https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/2025-09-01

https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/2025-09-01
NVD

National Vulnerability Database

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-38352