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CVE-2025-38461 is a time-of-check/time-of-use race condition in the Linux kernel's vsock subsystem. Transport assignment can race with transport-module unloading, leaving new_transport as a stale pointer. The resulting invalid access can trigger a kernel page fault in vsock_assign_transport() during connection handling. The fix protects the transport pointer, addresses an insecure call in vsock_use_local_transport(), and adds a lockdep assertion.
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A time-of-check/time-of-use race in Linux kernel vsock transport assignment can leave a stale pointer when assignment races with module unloading, causing a kernel page fault and affecting availability. The reference assigns CVSS v3 severity 4.7, with local access, low privileges, and high attack complexity required.
A time-of-check/time-of-use race condition in the Linux kernel's vsock transport assignment can leave a stale pointer when assignment races with module unloading, causing a kernel page fault and affecting availability. The reference assigns a CVSS v3 score of 4.7, with local access, low privileges, and high attack complexity required.
A time-of-check/time-of-use race in Linux kernel vsock transport assignment can leave a stale pointer when assignment races with module unloading, causing a kernel page fault and loss of availability. The reference assigns CVSS v3 severity Medium (4.7), with local access, low privileges, and high attack complexity required.
Referenced by the TuxCare CentOS 8.5 security advisory; no vulnerability details are provided.
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