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CVE-2025-38411

9.8 · CRITICAL

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfs: Fix double put of request If a netfs request finishes during the pause loop, it will have the ref that belongs to the IN…

Published Jul 25, 2025CWE-415EPSS 0.35%

Overview

CVE-2025-38411 is a critical-severity vulnerability. It was published on July 25, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, rated CRITICAL. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

netfs: Fix double put of request

If a netfs request finishes during the pause loop, it will have the ref

that belongs to the IN_PROGRESS flag removed at that point - however, if it

then goes to the final wait loop, that will *also* put the ref because it

sees that the IN_PROGRESS flag is clear and incorrectly assumes that this

happened when it called the collector.

In fact, since IN_PROGRESS is clear, we shouldn't call the collector again

since it's done all the cleanup, such as calling ->ki_complete().

Fix this by making netfs_collect_in_app() just return, indicating that

we're done if IN_PROGRESS is removed.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. 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.

References

Refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/9df7b5ebead649b00bf9a53a798e4bf83a1318fdRefgit.kernel.org/stable/c/d18facba5a5795ad44b2a00a052e3db2fa77ab12

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-38411?

CVE-2025-38411 is a critical-severity vulnerability. It was published on July 25, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

How severe is CVE-2025-38411?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, rated CRITICAL. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2025-38411?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. 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.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2025-38411?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2025-38411 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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