CVE-2025-38704rcu/nocb: Fix possible invalid rdp's->nocb_cb_kthread pointer access
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rcu/nocb: Fix possible invalid rdp's->nocb_cb_kthread pointer access In the preparation stage of CPU online, if the corresponding the rdp's->nocb_cb_kthread does not exist, will be created, there is a situation where the rdp's rcuop kthreads creation fails, and then de-offload this CPU's rdp, does not assign this CPU's rdp->nocb_cb_kthread pointer, but this rdp's->nocb_gp_rdp and rdp's->rdp_gp->nocb_gp_kthread is still valid. This will cause the subsequent re-offload operation of this offline CPU, which will pass the conditional check and the kthread_unpark() will access invalid rdp's->nocb_cb_kthread pointer. This commit therefore use rdp's->nocb_gp_kthread instead of rdp_gp's->nocb_gp_kthread for safety check.
- CVSS
- 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, NVD)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 3a5761dc025da47960755ac64d9fbf1c32e8cd80 before b097ae798298885695c339d390b48b4e39619fa7; from 3a5761dc025da47960755ac64d9fbf1c32e8cd80 before 3da45ec1e485a1a5ad31fe9ddd467c7ee5ae4ef9; from 3a5761dc025da47960755ac64d9fbf1c32e8cd80 before cce3d027227c69e85896af9fbc6fa9af5c68f067; 3a5761dc025da47960755ac64d9fbf1c32e8cd80 builds before 1c951683a720b17c9ecaad1932bc95b29044611f; from 3a5761dc025da47960755ac64d9fbf1c32e8cd80 before 9b5ec8e6b31755288a07b3abeeab8cd38e9d3c9d; 3a5761dc025da47960755ac64d9fbf1c32e8cd80 builds before 1bba3900ca18bdae28d1b9fa10f16a8f8cb2ada1 | CNA record |
Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP siemens:simatic_s7_1500_cpu_1518_4_pn_dp_mfp (from the name) | from V3.1.6 | CISA ADP |
Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP siemens:simatic_s7_1500_cpu_1518f_4_pn_dp_mfp (from the name) | from V3.1.6 | CISA ADP |
Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystem siemens:simatic_s7_1500_tm_mfp_gnu_linux_subsystem (from the name) | all versions | CISA ADP |
Siemens SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP siemens:siplus_s7_1500_cpu_1518_4_pn_dp_mfp (from the name) | from V3.1.6 | CISA ADP |
linux linux_kernel linux:linux_kernel | before 6.12.43; from 6.13 before 6.15.11; from 6.16 before 6.16.2 | NVD |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b097ae798298885695c339d390b48b4e39619fa7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3da45ec1e485a1a5ad31fe9ddd467c7ee5ae4ef9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cce3d027227c69e85896af9fbc6fa9af5c68f067patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c951683a720b17c9ecaad1932bc95b29044611fpatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b5ec8e6b31755288a07b3abeeab8cd38e9d3c9dpatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1bba3900ca18bdae28d1b9fa10f16a8f8cb2ada1patch
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-019113.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-457936.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-784472.html
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