CVE-2025-38358
4.7 · MEDIUMOverview
CVE-2025-38358 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on July 25, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.7 (MEDIUM).
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.7, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.
Technical Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
btrfs: fix race between async reclaim worker and close_ctree()
Syzbot reported an assertion failure due to an attempt to add a delayed
iput after we have set BTRFS_FS_STATE_NO_DELAYED_IPUT in the fs_info
state:
WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 65 at fs/btrfs/inode.c:3420 btrfs_add_delayed_iput+0x2f8/0x370 fs/btrfs/inode.c:3420
Modules linked in:
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 65 Comm: kworker/u8:4 Not tainted 6.15.0-next-20250530-syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full)
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 05/07/2025
Workqueue: btrfs-endio-write btrfs_work_helper
RIP: 0010:btrfs_add_delayed_iput+0x2f8/0x370 fs/btrfs/inode.c:3420
Code: 4e ad 5d (...)
RSP: 0018:ffffc9000213f780 EFLAGS: 00010293
RAX: ffffffff83c635b7 RBX: ffff888058920000 RCX: ffff88801c769e00
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000100 RDI: 0000000000000000
RBP: 0000000000000001 R08: ffff888058921b67 R09: 1ffff1100b12436c
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Remediation
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 6.15, < 6.15.5 | Affected |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2025-38358?
CVE-2025-38358 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on July 25, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.7 (MEDIUM).
How severe is CVE-2025-38358?
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.7, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.
How do I fix or remediate CVE-2025-38358?
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
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