Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: atm: Release atmdevmutex...
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
atm: Release atm_dev_mutex after removing procfs in atm_dev_deregister().
syzbot reported a warning below during atm_dev_register(). [0]
Before creating a new device and procfs/sysfs for it, atm_dev_register()
looks up a duplicated device by __atm_dev_lookup(). These operations are
done under atm_dev_mutex.
However, when removing a device in atm_dev_deregister(), it releases the
mutex just after removing the device from the list that __atm_dev_lookup()
iterates over.
So, there will be a small race window where the device does not exist on
the device list but procfs/sysfs are still not removed, triggering the
splat.
Let's hold the mutex until procfs/sysfs are removed in
atm_dev_deregister().
[0]:
proc_dir_entry 'atm/atmtcp:0' already registered
WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 5919 at fs/proc/generic.c:377 proc_register+0x455/0x5f0 fs/proc/generic.c:377
Modules linked in:
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 5919 Comm: syz-executor284 Not tainted 6.16.0-rc2-syzkaller-00047-g52da431bf03b #0 PREEMPT(full)
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 05/07/2025
RIP: 0010:proc_register+0x455/0x5f0 fs/proc/generic.c:377
Code: 48 89 f9 48 c1 e9 03 80 3c 01 00 0f 85 a2 01 00 00 48 8b 44 24 10 48 c7 c7 20 c0 c2 8b 48 8b b0 d8 00 00 00 e8 0c 02 1c ff 90 <0f> 0b 90 90 48 c7 c7 80 f2 82 8e e8 0b de 23 09 48 8b 4c 24 28 48
RSP: 0018:ffffc9000466fa30 EFLAGS: 00010282
RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: ffffffff817ae248
RDX: ffff888026280000 RSI: ffffffff817ae255 RDI: 0000000000000001
RBP: ffff8880232bed48 R08: 0000000000000001 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000001 R12: ffff888076ed2140
R13: dffffc0000000000 R14: ffff888078a61340 R15: ffffed100edda444
FS: 00007f38b3b0c6c0(0000) GS:ffff888124753000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: 00007f38b3bdf953 CR3: 0000000076d58000 CR4: 00000000003526f0
DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000
DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400
Call Trace:
proc_create_data+0xbe/0x110 fs/proc/generic.c:585
atm_proc_dev_register+0x112/0x1e0 net/atm/proc.c:361
atm_dev_register+0x46d/0x890 net/atm/resources.c:113
atmtcp_create+0x77/0x210 drivers/atm/atmtcp.c:369
atmtcp_attach drivers/atm/atmtcp.c:403 [inline]
atmtcp_ioctl+0x2f9/0xd60 drivers/atm/atmtcp.c:464
do_vcc_ioctl+0x12c/0x930 net/atm/ioctl.c:159
sock_do_ioctl+0x115/0x280 net/socket.c:1190
sock_ioctl+0x227/0x6b0 net/socket.c:1311
vfs_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:51 [inline]
__do_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:907 [inline]
__se_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:893 [inline]
__x64_sys_ioctl+0x18b/0x210 fs/ioctl.c:893
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0xcd/0x4c0 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
RIP: 0033:0x7f38b3b74459
Code: 28 00 00 00 75 05 48 83 c4 28 c3 e8 51 18 00 00 90 48 89 f8 48 89 f7 48 89 d6 48 89 ca 4d 89 c2 4d 89 c8 4c 8b 4c 24 08 0f 05 <48> 3d 01 f0 ff ff 73 01 c3 48 c7 c1 b0 ff ff ff f7 d8 64 89 01 48
RSP: 002b:00007f38b3b0c198 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000010
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007f38b3bfe318 RCX: 00007f38b3b74459
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000006180 RDI: 0000000000000005
RBP: 00007f38b3bfe310 R08: 65732f636f72702f R09: 65732f636f72702f
R10: 65732f636f72702f R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 00007f38b3bcb0ac
R13: 00007f38b3b0c1a0 R14: 0000200000000200 R15: 00007f38b3bcb03b
Impact
CVE-2025-38245 has a CVSS score of 7.8 (High). The vector is requires local access, low privileges required, and no user interaction. A CVSS score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether this affects your application depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable in your environment. No fixed version is listed yet, so configuration controls and monitoring matter more in the interim.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is CVE-2025-38245? CVE-2025-38245 is a high-severity security vulnerability. No fixed version is listed yet.
- How severe is CVE-2025-38245? CVE-2025-38245 has a CVSS score of 7.8 (High). This score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether it represents real risk in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2025-38245? No fixed version is listed for CVE-2025-38245 yet. Monitor the advisory for updates and apply mitigations in the interim.
- Is CVE-2025-38245 exploitable, and should I be worried? Whether CVE-2025-38245 is exploitable in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable. A CVSS score is a worst-case rating; it does not account for your specific deployment, configuration, or usage patterns. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to show which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so you can focus on the ones that represent real risk. Get a demo
- What actually determines whether CVE-2025-38245 is exploitable, and how bad it is? Exploitability and impact are not fixed properties of a CVE. They depend on runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A high CVSS score on a dependency that never runs is not the same as real risk. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter.