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CVE-2025-38003MEDIUM
Linux Linux — can: bcm: add missing rcu read protection for procfs content
  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   L   N  U  N  N  H    5.5   .0022   12.6     —
AFFECTED
  Product  Versions                                    Fixed
  Linux    5b48f5711f1c630841ab78dcc061de902f0e37bf –  —
  Linux    5.19 –                                      5.4.294
TIMELINE
  Apr 16  Reserved by Linux
  Jun 8   Published (CNA: Linux)
  Jul 30  RESCORED — CVE-2025-38003 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 5.5 (NVD).
CNA: Linux · CVSS v3.1 · 10 references · NVD status: Modified

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: can: bcm: add missing rcu read protection for procfs content When the procfs content is generated for a bcm_op which is in the process to be removed the procfs output might show unreliable data (UAF). As the removal of bcm_op's is already implemented with rcu handling this patch adds the missing rcu_read_lock() and makes sure the list entries are properly removed under rcu protection.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
DateEventDetail
April 16, 2025ReservedReserved by Linux
June 8, 2025PublishedPublished (CNA: Linux)
July 30, 2026RESCOREDRESCORED — CVE-2025-38003 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 5.5 (NVD).

Affected

Affected products and packages — 2 rows
VendorProduct / PackageEcosystemVersion introducedFixed
LinuxLinux5b48f5711f1c630841ab78dcc061de902f0e37bf
LinuxLinux5.195.4.294

References (10)

Related

Authoritative record: CVE-2025-38003 at cve.org

Vendors: linux

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