CVE-2025-39697
What it is
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: NFS: Fix a race when updating an existing write After nfs_lock_and_join_requests() tests for whether the request is still attached to the mapping, nothing prevents a call to nfs_inode_remove_request() from succeeding until we actually lock the page group. The reason is that whoever called nfs_inode_remove_request() doesn't necessarily have a lock on the page group head. So in order to avoid races, let's take the page group lock earlier in nfs_lock_and_join_requests(), and hold it across the removal of the request in nfs_inode_remove_request().
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.2% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.8 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.2% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-362 · Race condition
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Linux Kernel < 5.10.242
- Linux Kernel < 5.15.191
- Linux Kernel < 6.1.150
- Linux Kernel < 6.6.104
- Linux Kernel < 6.12.44
- Linux Kernel < 6.16.4
- Linux Kernel 6.17
- Debian Linux 11.0
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 7.8
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Is it in your code?
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Fix and advisories
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0ff42a32784e0f2cb46a46da8e9f473538c13e1b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/181feb41f0b268e6288bf9a7b984624d7fe2031d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/202a3432d21ac060629a760fff3b0a39859da3ea
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/76d2e3890fb169168c73f2e4f8375c7cc24a765e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/92278ae36935a54e65fef9f8ea8efe7e80481ace
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c32e3c71aaa1c1ba05da88605e2ddd493c58794f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f230d40147cc37eb3aef4d50e2e2c06ea73d9a77
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0ff42a32784e0f2cb46a46da8e9f473538c13e1b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/181feb41f0b268e6288bf9a7b984624d7fe2031d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/202a3432d21ac060629a760fff3b0a39859da3ea
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/76d2e3890fb169168c73f2e4f8375c7cc24a765e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/92278ae36935a54e65fef9f8ea8efe7e80481ace
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c32e3c71aaa1c1ba05da88605e2ddd493c58794f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f230d40147cc37eb3aef4d50e2e2c06ea73d9a77
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-032379.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.html