CVE-2025-38028: linux Race Condition
CVSS: 7.8v3.1HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38028
Published 18-06-2025Last modified 05-08-2026
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2025-38028 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Race Condition vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.12% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 1.7% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)EPSS score
0.12%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 3 · Related 3Timeline
- 18-06-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: NFS/localio: Fix a race in nfs_local_open_fh() Once the clp->cl_uuid.lock has been dropped, another CPU could come in and free the struct nfsd_file that was just added. To prevent that from happening, take the RCU read lock before dropping the spin lock.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versionsHigh 7.3Preferred score · OSV · Ubuntu (Ecosystem advisory) · calculated from vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NSourcesSingle source
High 7.8Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSources3 sources · 4.7–7.8
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVDNIST4.7MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HDiffers
EPSS trend
Probability
0.12%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
2%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.12% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score0.12%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Ubuntu83 products
- linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.13All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
- linux≥ 86e00412254a717ffd5d38dc5ec0ee1cce6281b3, < 185a2f2ddabdcf999823f61de67f86376883920d | ≥ 86e00412254a717ffd5d38dc5ec0ee1cce6281b3, < fa7ab64f1e2fdc8f2603aab8e0dd20de89cb10d9 | 6.14
- linux_kernel≥ 6.14, < 6.14.8 | 6.15:rc1 | 6.15:rc2 | 6.15:rc3 | 6.15:rc4 | 6.15:rc5 | 6.15:rc6
2 vendors · 85 products