CVE-2025-38352
Estado: AnalizadaAlta (7.8)⚠ Explotación activa
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.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Puntuación base: 7.8
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 1.29%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 69
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
CISA KEV — explotada activamente
- Añadida al catálogo: 4/9/2025
- Plazo de remediación: 25/9/2025
- Uso conocido en ransomware: Unknown
🎯 Técnicas ATT&CK
Cómo se explota esta vulnerabilidad y qué consigue el atacante, en el lenguaje de MITRE ATT&CK.
- Explotación
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalationprivilege escalation85 % - Impacto secundario
T1499.004Application or System Exploitationimpact60 %
Carrera en temporizadores POSIX que permite escalada de privilegios local (AV:L/PR:L); explotación activa por ransomware sugiere ejecución de código malicioso y negación de servicio.
Inferido por nuestro agente de análisis a partir de la descripción oficial, el vector CVSS y la CWE, y comprobado por un supervisor. Puede contener errores.
🛡️ Mitigaciones ATT&CK que cubren estas técnicas
Tecnologías afectadas (2)
CWE
- CWE-367
Referencias
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2c72fe18cc5f9f1750f5bc148cf1c94c29e106ff
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f3daa04a9328220de46f0d5c919a6c0073a9f0b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/460188bc042a3f40f72d34b9f7fc6ee66b0b757b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/764a7a5dfda23f69919441f2eac2a83e7db6e5bb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78a4b8e3795b31dae58762bc091bb0f4f74a2200
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c076635b3a42771ace7d276de8dc3bc76ee2ba1b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c29d5318708e67ac13c1b6fc1007d179fb65b4d7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f90fff1e152dedf52b932240ebbd670d83330eca
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html
- https://github.com/farazsth98/chronomaly
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-38352
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