Vulnerability in Linux
CVE-2025-38686
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: userfaultfd: fix a crash in UFFDIO_MOVE when PMD is a migration entry When UFFDIO_MOVE encounters a migration PMD entry, it proceeds with obtaining a folio and accessing it even though the entry is swp_entry_t. Add the missing check and let split_huge_pmd() handle migration entries. While at it also remove unnecessary folio check. [surenb@google.com: remove extra folio check, per David]
EPSS: 0.002 (5.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Linux — versions adef440691bab824e39c1b17382322d195e1fab0, 6.8, 0
- Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.17
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-38686?
- CVE-2025-38686 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-09-04.
- How severe is CVE-2025-38686?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.