Buffer overflow in Linux
CVE-2025-38101
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ring-buffer: Fix buffer locking in ring_buffer_subbuf_order_set() Enlarge the critical section in ring_buffer_subbuf_order_set() to ensure that error handling takes place with per-buffer mutex held, thus preventing list corruption and other concurrency-related issues.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.002 (6.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Linux — versions f9b94daa542a8d2532f0930f01cd9aec2d19621b, 6.8, 0
- Linux Linux_kernel
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-38101?
- CVE-2025-38101 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-07-03.
- How severe is CVE-2025-38101?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.