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posix-cpu-timers: fix race between handle_posix_cpu_timers() and posix_cpu_timer_del()

CVE-2025-38352

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: posix-cpu-timers: fix race between handle_posix_cpu_timers() and posix_cpu_timer_del() If an exiting non-autoreaping task has already passed exit_notify() and calls handle_posix_cpu_timers() from IRQ, it can be reaped by its parent or debugger right after unlock_task_sighand(). If a concurrent posix_cpu_timer_del() runs at that moment, it won't be able to detect timer->it.cpu.firing != 0: cpu_timer_task_rcu() and/or lock_task_sighand() will fail. Add the tsk->exit_state check into run_posix_cpu_timers() to fix this. This fix is not needed if CONFIG_POSIX_CPU_TIMERS_TASK_WORK=y, because exit_task_work() is called before exit_notify(). But the check still makes sense, task_work_add(&tsk->posix_cputimers_work.work) will fail anyway in this case.

CISA KEV SSVC: Active Exploitation
CVSS Base Score
7.8
HIGH
Exploitability:1.9
Impact Score:5.9
EPSS Probability:1.28%
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Attack Surface
Authentication
Weaponization
SSVC Action

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-367 ↗CWE-367 Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition

Affected Products & Versions

Vendor Product Affected Versions
Linux Linux 0bdd2ed4138ec04e09b4f8165981efc99e439f55 < 78a4b8e3795b31dae58762bc091bb0f4f74a2200 (affected), 0bdd2ed4138ec04e09b4f8165981efc99e439f55 < c076635b3a42771ace7d276de8dc3bc76ee2ba1b (affected), 0bdd2ed4138ec04e09b4f8165981efc99e439f55 < 2f3daa04a9328220de46f0d5c919a6c0073a9f0b (affected), 0bdd2ed4138ec04e09b4f8165981efc99e439f55 < 764a7a5dfda23f69919441f2eac2a83e7db6e5bb (affected), 0bdd2ed4138ec04e09b4f8165981efc99e439f55 < 2c72fe18cc5f9f1750f5bc148cf1c94c29e106ff (affected), 0bdd2ed4138ec04e09b4f8165981efc99e439f55 < c29d5318708e67ac13c1b6fc1007d179fb65b4d7 (affected), 0bdd2ed4138ec04e09b4f8165981efc99e439f55 < 460188bc042a3f40f72d34b9f7fc6ee66b0b757b (affected), 0bdd2ed4138ec04e09b4f8165981efc99e439f55 < f90fff1e152dedf52b932240ebbd670d83330eca (affected)
Linux Linux 2.6.36 (affected), 0 < 2.6.36 (unaffected), 5.4.295 <= 5.4.* (unaffected), 5.10.239 <= 5.10.* (unaffected), 5.15.186 <= 5.15.* (unaffected), 6.1.142 <= 6.1.* (unaffected), 6.6.94 <= 6.6.* (unaffected), 6.12.34 <= 6.12.* (unaffected), 6.15.3 <= 6.15.* (unaffected), 6.16 <= * (unaffected)

References & Technical Advisories

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Threat Intelligence Signals

CISA KEV
ACTIVE IN CATALOG
EPSS Score
1.278%

Identity & Timeline

StatusPUBLISHED
Assigning Authoritykernel.org · Vendor · USA
Reserved2025-04-16T04:51:24
Published2025-07-22T08:04:25
Last Updated2026-09-08T15:32:28

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