CVE-2025-38617net/packet: fix a race in packet_set_ring() and packet_notifier()
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/packet: fix a race in packet_set_ring() and packet_notifier() When packet_set_ring() releases po->bind_lock, another thread can run packet_notifier() and process an NETDEV_UP event. This race and the fix are both similar to that of commit 15fe076edea7 ("net/packet: fix a race in packet_bind() and packet_notifier()"). There too the packet_notifier NETDEV_UP event managed to run while a po->bind_lock critical section had to be temporarily released. And the fix was similarly to temporarily set po->num to zero to keep the socket unhooked until the lock is retaken. The po->bind_lock in packet_set_ring and packet_notifier precede the introduction of git history.
- CVSS
- 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- Not given
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Linux
- NVD analysis
- Modified
- Record last updated
- Oct 15, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 15, 2026
Affected products
Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name) | from 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before 18f13f2a83eb81be349a9757ba2141ff1da9ad73; from 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before 7da733f117533e9b2ebbd530a22ae4028713955c; from 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before ba2257034755ae773722f15f4c3ad1dcdad15ca9; from 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before 7de07705007c7e34995a5599aaab1d23e762d7ca; from 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before 88caf46db8239e6471413d28aabaa6b8bd552805; from 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before f2e8fcfd2b1bc754920108b7f2cd75082c5a18df; from 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before e50ccfaca9e3c671cae917dcb994831a859cf588; from 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before f1791fd7b845bea0ce9674fcf2febee7bc87a893; and 1 more ranges | CNA record |
linux linux_kernel linux:linux_kernel | from 2.6.13 before 5.4.297; from 5.5 before 5.10.241; from 5.11 before 5.15.190; from 5.16 before 6.1.148; from 6.2 before 6.6.102; from 6.7 before 6.12.42; from 6.13 before 6.15.10; from 6.16 before 6.16.1; and 5 more ranges | NVD |
debian debian_linux debian:debian_linux | 11.0 | NVD |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/18f13f2a83eb81be349a9757ba2141ff1da9ad73patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7da733f117533e9b2ebbd530a22ae4028713955cpatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba2257034755ae773722f15f4c3ad1dcdad15ca9patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7de07705007c7e34995a5599aaab1d23e762d7capatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88caf46db8239e6471413d28aabaa6b8bd552805patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f2e8fcfd2b1bc754920108b7f2cd75082c5a18dfpatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e50ccfaca9e3c671cae917dcb994831a859cf588patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1791fd7b845bea0ce9674fcf2febee7bc87a893patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01d3c8417b9c1b884a8a981a3b886da556512f36patch
- https://blog.calif.io/p/a-race-within-a-race-exploiting-cve
- https://github.com/google/security-research/pull/339
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.htmlthird-party-advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.htmlthird-party-advisory
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