{"id":"CVE-2025-38653","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nproc: use the same treatment to check proc_lseek as ones for proc_read_iter et.al\n\nCheck pde->proc_ops->proc_lseek directly may cause UAF in rmmod scenario","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nproc: use the same treatment to check proc_lseek as ones for proc_read_iter et.al\n\nCheck pde->proc_ops->proc_lseek directly may cause UAF in rmmod scenario. \nIt's a gap…","severity":"high","cvss":7.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-416"],"vendor":"linux","product":"linux_kernel","affected":["linux_kernel >= 6.0, < 6.1.148","linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.102","linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.12.42","linux_kernel >= 6.13, < 6.15.10","linux_kernel >= 6.16, < 6.16.1","debian_linux = 11.0"],"patched":["linux_kernel 6.16.1"],"published":"2025-08-22","updated":"2026-10-15","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-15T22:18:48.283","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-38653","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1fccbfbae1dd36198dc47feac696563244ad81d3","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/33c778ea0bd0fa62ff590497e72562ff90f82b13","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c35b0feb80b48720dfbbf4e33759c7be3faaebb6","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d136502e04d8853a9aecb335d07bbefd7a1519a8","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc1072d934f687e1221d685cf1a49a5068318f34","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff7ec8dc1b646296f8d94c39339e8d3833d16c05","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"epss":0.00177,"epssPercentile":0.07138,"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2026-10-15T21:52:33.974693Z"},"ingestedAt":"2026-10-15T22:48:25.516Z","slug":"CVE-2025-38653","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nproc: use the same treatment to check proc_lseek as ones for proc_read_iter et.al\n\nCheck pde->proc_ops->proc_lseek directly may cause UAF in rmmod scenario. \nIt's a gap in proc_reg_open() after commit 654b33ada4ab(\"proc: fix UAF in\nproc_get_inode()\").  Followed by AI Viro's suggestion, fix it in same\nmanner.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.0, < 6.1.148`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.102`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.12.42`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.13, < 6.15.10`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.16, < 6.16.1`\n- `debian_linux = 11.0`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `linux_kernel 6.16.1`","depth":"twilight","depthScore":43,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":42.9,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}