What is CVE-2025-38338?

CVE-2025-38338 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Double Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-07-10.

How severe is CVE-2025-38338?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Double Free in Linux

CVE-2025-38338

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/nfs/read: fix double-unlock bug in nfs_return_empty_folio() Sometimes, when a file was read while it was being truncated by another NFS client, the kernel could deadl…

Vulnerability class: Double Free

EPSS: 0.002 (4.8th 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 000dbe0bec058cbf2ca9e156e4a5584f5158b0f9, 6.4, 0
Linux Linux_kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-415 — Double Free

References

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-38338?: CVE-2025-38338 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Double Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-07-10.
How severe is CVE-2025-38338?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.