CVE-2025-38640
Status: ModifiedMedium (5.5)—
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
bpf: Disable migration in nf_hook_run_bpf().
syzbot reported that the netfilter bpf prog can be called without migration disabled in xmit path.
Then the assertion in __bpf_prog_run() fails, triggering the splat below. [0]
Let's use bpf_prog_run_pin_on_cpu() in nf_hook_run_bpf().
Technical details traces, logs and code from the original report
[0]:
BUG: assuming non migratable context at ./include/linux/filter.h:703
in_atomic(): 0, irqs_disabled(): 0, migration_disabled() 0 pid: 5829, name: sshd-session
3 locks held by sshd-session/5829:
#0: ffff88807b4e4218 (sk_lock-AF_INET){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: lock_sock include/net/sock.h:1667 [inline]
#0: ffff88807b4e4218 (sk_lock-AF_INET){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: tcp_sendmsg+0x20/0x50 net/ipv4/tcp.c:1395
#1: ffffffff8e5c4e00 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_lock_acquire include/linux/rcupdate.h:331 [inline]
#1: ffffffff8e5c4e00 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_read_lock include/linux/rcupdate.h:841 [inline]
#1: ffffffff8e5c4e00 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: __ip_queue_xmit+0x69/0x26c0 net/ipv4/ip_output.c:470
#2: ffffffff8e5c4e00 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_lock_acquire include/linux/rcupdate.h:331 [inline]
#2: ffffffff8e5c4e00 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_read_lock include/linux/rcupdate.h:841 [inline]
#2: ffffffff8e5c4e00 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: nf_hook+0xb2/0x680 include/linux/netfilter.h:241
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 5829 Comm: sshd-session Not tainted 6.16.0-rc6-syzkaller-00002-g155a3c003e55 #0 PREEMPT(full)
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 05/07/2025
Call Trace:
<TASK>
__dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:94 [inline]
dump_stack_lvl+0x16c/0x1f0 lib/dump_stack.c:120
__cant_migrate kernel/sched/core.c:8860 [inline]
__cant_migrate+0x1c7/0x250 kernel/sched/core.c:8834
__bpf_prog_run include/linux/filter.h:703 [inline]
bpf_prog_run include/linux/filter.h:725 [inline]
nf_hook_run_bpf+0x83/0x1e0 net/netfilter/nf_bpf_link.c:20
nf_hook_entry_hookfn include/linux/netfilter.h:157 [inline]
nf_hook_slow+0xbb/0x200 net/netfilter/core.c:623
nf_hook+0x370/0x680 include/linux/netfilter.h:272
NF_HOOK_COND include/linux/netfilter.h:305 [inline]
ip_output+0x1bc/0x2a0 net/ipv4/ip_output.c:433
dst_output include/net/dst.h:459 [inline]
ip_local_out net/ipv4/ip_output.c:129 [inline]
__ip_queue_xmit+0x1d7d/0x26c0 net/ipv4/ip_output.c:527
__tcp_transmit_skb+0x2686/0x3e90 net/ipv4/tcp_output.c:1479
tcp_transmit_skb net/ipv4/tcp_output.c:1497 [inline]
tcp_write_xmit+0x1274/0x84e0 net/ipv4/tcp_output.c:2838
__tcp_push_pending_frames+0xaf/0x390 net/ipv4/tcp_output.c:3021
tcp_push+0x225/0x700 net/ipv4/tcp.c:759
tcp_sendmsg_locked+0x1870/0x42b0 net/ipv4/tcp.c:1359
tcp_sendmsg+0x2e/0x50 net/ipv4/tcp.c:1396
inet_sendmsg+0xb9/0x140 net/ipv4/af_inet.c:851
sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:712 [inline]
__sock_sendmsg net/socket.c:727 [inline]
sock_write_iter+0x4aa/0x5b0 net/socket.c:1131
new_sync_write fs/read_write.c:593 [inline]
vfs_write+0x6c7/0x1150 fs/read_write.c:686
ksys_write+0x1f8/0x250 fs/read_write.c:738
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0xcd/0x4c0 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
RIP: 0033:0x7fe7d365d407
Code: 48 89 fa 4c 89 df e8 38 aa 00 00 8b 93 08 03 00 00 59 5e 48 83 f8 fc 74 1a 5b c3 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 48 8b 44 24 10 0f 05 <5b> c3 0f 1f 80 00 00 00 00 83 e2 39 83 fa 08 75 de e8 23 ff ff ff
RSP:CVSS
- Version: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Base score: 5.5
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.17%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 6
- Score date: 10/5/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (1)
CWEs
- NVD-CWE-noinfo
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a356da16fb933abbeeb7aea038c351f3342cd3f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/17ce3e5949bc37557305ad46316f41c7875d6366
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62f6175d145e00fc999fd2fcbffad3f59253c66a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e0199c28167a8a4adec036005a8df268b2b68529
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee2502485702e4398cd74dbfb288bfa111d25e62
Raw JSON (NVD)
Show
{
"id": "CVE-2025-38640",
"cveTags": [],
"metrics": {
"cvssMetricV31": [
{
"type": "Secondary",
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"cvssData": {
"scope": "UNCHANGED",
"version": "3.1",
"baseScore": 7.8,
"attackVector": "LOCAL",
"baseSeverity": "HIGH",
"vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"integrityImpact": "HIGH",
"userInteraction": "NONE",
"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
"privilegesRequired": "LOW",
"confidentialityImpact": "HIGH"
},
"impactScore": 5.9,
"exploitabilityScore": 1.8
},
{
"type": "Primary",
"source": "nvd@nist.gov",
"cvssData": {
"scope": "UNCHANGED",
"version": "3.1",
"baseScore": 5.5,
"attackVector": "LOCAL",
"baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
"vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"integrityImpact": "NONE",
"userInteraction": "NONE",
"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
"privilegesRequired": "LOW",
"confidentialityImpact": "NONE"
},
"impactScore": 3.6,
"exploitabilityScore": 1.8
}
]
},
"affected": [
{
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"affectedData": [
{
"repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
"vendor": "Linux",
"product": "Linux",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "fd9c663b9ad67dedfc9a3fd3429ddd3e83782b4d",
"lessThan": "ee2502485702e4398cd74dbfb288bfa111d25e62",
"versionType": "git"
},
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "fd9c663b9ad67dedfc9a3fd3429ddd3e83782b4d",
"lessThan": "62f6175d145e00fc999fd2fcbffad3f59253c66a",
"versionType": "git"
},
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "fd9c663b9ad67dedfc9a3fd3429ddd3e83782b4d",
"lessThan": "e0199c28167a8a4adec036005a8df268b2b68529",
"versionType": "git"
},
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "fd9c663b9ad67dedfc9a3fd3429ddd3e83782b4d",
"lessThan": "0a356da16fb933abbeeb7aea038c351f3342cd3f",
"versionType": "git"
},
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "fd9c663b9ad67dedfc9a3fd3429ddd3e83782b4d",
"lessThan": "17ce3e5949bc37557305ad46316f41c7875d6366",
"versionType": "git"
}
],
"programFiles": [
"net/netfilter/nf_bpf_link.c"
],
"defaultStatus": "unaffected"
},
{
"repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
"vendor": "Linux",
"product": "Linux",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "6.4"
},
{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "0",
"lessThan": "6.4",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.6.102",
"versionType": "semver",
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.6.*"
},
{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.12.42",
"versionType": "semver",
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.12.*"
},
{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.15.10",
"versionType": "semver",
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.15.*"
},
{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.16.1",
"versionType": "semver",
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.16.*"
},
{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.17",
"versionType": "original_commit_for_fix",
"lessThanOrEqual": "*"
}
],
"programFiles": [
"net/netfilter/nf_bpf_link.c"
],
"defaultStatus": "affected"
}
]
}
],
"published": "2025-08-22T16:15:38.007",
"references": [
{
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a356da16fb933abbeeb7aea038c351f3342cd3f",
"tags": [
"Patch"
],
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"
},
{
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/17ce3e5949bc37557305ad46316f41c7875d6366",
"tags": [
"Patch"
],
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"
},
{
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62f6175d145e00fc999fd2fcbffad3f59253c66a",
"tags": [
"Patch"
],
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"
},
{
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e0199c28167a8a4adec036005a8df268b2b68529",
"tags": [
"Patch"
],
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"
},
{
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee2502485702e4398cd74dbfb288bfa111d25e62",
"tags": [
"Patch"
],
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"
}
],
"vulnStatus": "Modified",
"weaknesses": [
{
"type": "Primary",
"source": "nvd@nist.gov",
"description": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "NVD-CWE-noinfo"
}
]
}
],
"descriptions": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nbpf: Disable migration in nf_hook_run_bpf().\n\nsyzbot reported that the netfilter bpf prog can be called without\nmigration disabled in xmit path.\n\nThen the assertion in __bpf_prog_run() fails, triggering the splat\nbelow. [0]\n\nLet's use bpf_prog_run_pin_on_cpu() in nf_hook_run_bpf().\n\n[0]:\nBUG: assuming non migratable context at ./include/linux/filter.h:703\nin_atomic(): 0, irqs_disabled(): 0, migration_disabled() 0 pid: 5829, name: sshd-session\n3 locks held by sshd-session/5829:\n #0: ffff88807b4e4218 (sk_lock-AF_INET){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: lock_sock include/net/sock.h:1667 [inline]\n #0: ffff88807b4e4218 (sk_lock-AF_INET){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: tcp_sendmsg+0x20/0x50 net/ipv4/tcp.c:1395\n #1: ffffffff8e5c4e00 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_lock_acquire include/linux/rcupdate.h:331 [inline]\n #1: ffffffff8e5c4e00 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_read_lock include/linux/rcupdate.h:841 [inline]\n #1: ffffffff8e5c4e00 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: __ip_queue_xmit+0x69/0x26c0 net/ipv4/ip_output.c:470\n #2: ffffffff8e5c4e00 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_lock_acquire include/linux/rcupdate.h:331 [inline]\n #2: ffffffff8e5c4e00 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_read_lock include/linux/rcupdate.h:841 [inline]\n #2: ffffffff8e5c4e00 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: nf_hook+0xb2/0x680 include/linux/netfilter.h:241\nCPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 5829 Comm: sshd-session Not tainted 6.16.0-rc6-syzkaller-00002-g155a3c003e55 #0 PREEMPT(full)\nHardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 05/07/2025\nCall Trace:\n <TASK>\n __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:94 [inline]\n dump_stack_lvl+0x16c/0x1f0 lib/dump_stack.c:120\n __cant_migrate kernel/sched/core.c:8860 [inline]\n __cant_migrate+0x1c7/0x250 kernel/sched/core.c:8834\n __bpf_prog_run include/linux/filter.h:703 [inline]\n bpf_prog_run include/linux/filter.h:725 [inline]\n nf_hook_run_bpf+0x83/0x1e0 net/netfilter/nf_bpf_link.c:20\n nf_hook_entry_hookfn include/linux/netfilter.h:157 [inline]\n nf_hook_slow+0xbb/0x200 net/netfilter/core.c:623\n nf_hook+0x370/0x680 include/linux/netfilter.h:272\n NF_HOOK_COND include/linux/netfilter.h:305 [inline]\n ip_output+0x1bc/0x2a0 net/ipv4/ip_output.c:433\n dst_output include/net/dst.h:459 [inline]\n ip_local_out net/ipv4/ip_output.c:129 [inline]\n __ip_queue_xmit+0x1d7d/0x26c0 net/ipv4/ip_output.c:527\n __tcp_transmit_skb+0x2686/0x3e90 net/ipv4/tcp_output.c:1479\n tcp_transmit_skb net/ipv4/tcp_output.c:1497 [inline]\n tcp_write_xmit+0x1274/0x84e0 net/ipv4/tcp_output.c:2838\n __tcp_push_pending_frames+0xaf/0x390 net/ipv4/tcp_output.c:3021\n tcp_push+0x225/0x700 net/ipv4/tcp.c:759\n tcp_sendmsg_locked+0x1870/0x42b0 net/ipv4/tcp.c:1359\n tcp_sendmsg+0x2e/0x50 net/ipv4/tcp.c:1396\n inet_sendmsg+0xb9/0x140 net/ipv4/af_inet.c:851\n sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:712 [inline]\n __sock_sendmsg net/socket.c:727 [inline]\n sock_write_iter+0x4aa/0x5b0 net/socket.c:1131\n new_sync_write fs/read_write.c:593 [inline]\n vfs_write+0x6c7/0x1150 fs/read_write.c:686\n ksys_write+0x1f8/0x250 fs/read_write.c:738\n do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]\n do_syscall_64+0xcd/0x4c0 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94\n entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f\nRIP: 0033:0x7fe7d365d407\nCode: 48 89 fa 4c 89 df e8 38 aa 00 00 8b 93 08 03 00 00 59 5e 48 83 f8 fc 74 1a 5b c3 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 48 8b 44 24 10 0f 05 <5b> c3 0f 1f 80 00 00 00 00 83 e2 39 83 fa 08 75 de e8 23 ff ff ff\nRSP:"
},
{
"lang": "es",
"value": "En el kernel de Linux, se ha resuelto la siguiente vulnerabilidad: bpf: Deshabilitar la migración en nf_hook_run_bpf(). syzbot informó que el programa bpf de netfilter puede ejecutarse sin deshabilitar la migración en la ruta de transmisión. En ese caso, la aserción en __bpf_prog_run() falla, lo que genera el siguiente error. [0] Let's use bpf_prog_run_pin_on_cpu() in nf_hook_run_bpf(). [0]: BUG: assuming non migratable context at ./include/linux/filter.h:703 in_atomic(): 0, irqs_disabled(): 0, migration_disabled() 0 pid: 5829, name: sshd-session 3 locks held by sshd-session/5829: #0: ffff88807b4e4218 (sk_lock-AF_INET){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: lock_sock include/net/sock.h:1667 [inline] #0: ffff88807b4e4218 (sk_lock-AF_INET){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: tcp_sendmsg+0x20/0x50 net/ipv4/tcp.c:1395 #1: ffffffff8e5c4e00 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_lock_acquire include/linux/rcupdate.h:331 [inline] #1: ffffffff8e5c4e00 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_read_lock include/linux/rcupdate.h:841 [inline] #1: ffffffff8e5c4e00 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: __ip_queue_xmit+0x69/0x26c0 net/ipv4/ip_output.c:470 #2: ffffffff8e5c4e00 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_lock_acquire include/linux/rcupdate.h:331 [inline] #2: ffffffff8e5c4e00 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_read_lock include/linux/rcupdate.h:841 [inline] #2: ffffffff8e5c4e00 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: nf_hook+0xb2/0x680 include/linux/netfilter.h:241 CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 5829 Comm: sshd-session Not tainted 6.16.0-rc6-syzkaller-00002-g155a3c003e55 #0 PREEMPT(full) Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 05/07/2025 Call Trace: __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:94 [inline] dump_stack_lvl+0x16c/0x1f0 lib/dump_stack.c:120 __cant_migrate kernel/sched/core.c:8860 [inline] __cant_migrate+0x1c7/0x250 kernel/sched/core.c:8834 __bpf_prog_run include/linux/filter.h:703 [inline] bpf_prog_run include/linux/filter.h:725 [inline] nf_hook_run_bpf+0x83/0x1e0 net/netfilter/nf_bpf_link.c:20 nf_hook_entry_hookfn include/linux/netfilter.h:157 [inline] nf_hook_slow+0xbb/0x200 net/netfilter/core.c:623 nf_hook+0x370/0x680 include/linux/netfilter.h:272 NF_HOOK_COND include/linux/netfilter.h:305 [inline] ip_output+0x1bc/0x2a0 net/ipv4/ip_output.c:433 dst_output include/net/dst.h:459 [inline] ip_local_out net/ipv4/ip_output.c:129 [inline] __ip_queue_xmit+0x1d7d/0x26c0 net/ipv4/ip_output.c:527 __tcp_transmit_skb+0x2686/0x3e90 net/ipv4/tcp_output.c:1479 tcp_transmit_skb net/ipv4/tcp_output.c:1497 [inline] tcp_write_xmit+0x1274/0x84e0 net/ipv4/tcp_output.c:2838 __tcp_push_pending_frames+0xaf/0x390 net/ipv4/tcp_output.c:3021 tcp_push+0x225/0x700 net/ipv4/tcp.c:759 tcp_sendmsg_locked+0x1870/0x42b0 net/ipv4/tcp.c:1359 tcp_sendmsg+0x2e/0x50 net/ipv4/tcp.c:1396 inet_sendmsg+0xb9/0x140 net/ipv4/af_inet.c:851 sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:712 [inline] __sock_sendmsg net/socket.c:727 [inline] sock_write_iter+0x4aa/0x5b0 net/socket.c:1131 new_sync_write fs/read_write.c:593 [inline] vfs_write+0x6c7/0x1150 fs/read_write.c:686 ksys_write+0x1f8/0x250 fs/read_write.c:738 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0xcd/0x4c0 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f RIP: 0033:0x7fe7d365d407 Code: 48 89 fa 4c 89 df e8 38 aa 00 00 8b 93 08 03 00 00 59 5e 48 83 f8 fc 74 1a 5b c3 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 48 8b 44 24 10 0f 05 <5b> c3 0f 1f 80 00 00 00 00 83 e2 39 83 fa 08 75 de e8 23 ff ff ff RSP:"
}
],
"lastModified": "2026-07-30T06:23:32.500",
"configurations": [
{
"nodes": [
{
"negate": false,
"cpeMatch": [
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "5BCA0ECA-F7A2-42B6-A438-0891D46073AD",
"versionEndExcluding": "6.6.102",
"versionStartIncluding": "6.4"
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "EA7AA5E6-4376-4A85-A021-6ACC5FF801C3",
"versionEndExcluding": "6.12.42",
"versionStartIncluding": "6.7"
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "5890C690-B295-40C2-9121-FF5F987E5142",
"versionEndExcluding": "6.15.10",
"versionStartIncluding": "6.13"
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "58182352-D7DF-4CC9-841E-03C1D852C3FB",
"versionEndExcluding": "6.16.1",
"versionStartIncluding": "6.16"
}
],
"operator": "OR"
}
]
}
],
"sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"
}