Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nfs: Clean up /proc/net/rpc...
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
nfs: Clean up /proc/net/rpc/nfs when nfs_fs_proc_net_init() fails.
syzbot reported a warning below [1] following a fault injection in
nfs_fs_proc_net_init(). [0]
When nfs_fs_proc_net_init() fails, /proc/net/rpc/nfs is not removed.
Later, rpc_proc_exit() tries to remove /proc/net/rpc, and the warning
is logged as the directory is not empty.
Let's handle the error of nfs_fs_proc_net_init() properly.
[0]:
FAULT_INJECTION: forcing a failure.
name failslab, interval 1, probability 0, space 0, times 0
CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 6120 Comm: syz.2.27 Not tainted 6.16.0-rc1-syzkaller-00010-g2c4a1f3fe03e #0 PREEMPT(full)
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 05/07/2025
Call Trace:
dump_stack_lvl (lib/dump_stack.c:123)
should_fail_ex (lib/fault-inject.c:73 lib/fault-inject.c:174)
should_failslab (mm/failslab.c:46)
kmem_cache_alloc_noprof (mm/slub.c:4178 mm/slub.c:4204)
__proc_create (fs/proc/generic.c:427)
proc_create_reg (fs/proc/generic.c:554)
proc_create_net_data (fs/proc/proc_net.c:120)
nfs_fs_proc_net_init (fs/nfs/client.c:1409)
nfs_net_init (fs/nfs/inode.c:2600)
ops_init (net/core/net_namespace.c:138)
setup_net (net/core/net_namespace.c:443)
copy_net_ns (net/core/net_namespace.c:576)
create_new_namespaces (kernel/nsproxy.c:110)
unshare_nsproxy_namespaces (kernel/nsproxy.c:218 (discriminator 4))
ksys_unshare (kernel/fork.c:3123)
__x64_sys_unshare (kernel/fork.c:3190)
do_syscall_64 (arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94)
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe (arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:130)
[1]:
remove_proc_entry: removing non-empty directory 'net/rpc', leaking at least 'nfs'
WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 6120 at fs/proc/generic.c:727 remove_proc_entry+0x45e/0x530 fs/proc/generic.c:727
Modules linked in:
CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 6120 Comm: syz.2.27 Not tainted 6.16.0-rc1-syzkaller-00010-g2c4a1f3fe03e #0 PREEMPT(full)
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 05/07/2025
RIP: 0010:remove_proc_entry+0x45e/0x530 fs/proc/generic.c:727
Code: 3c 02 00 0f 85 85 00 00 00 48 8b 93 d8 00 00 00 4d 89 f0 4c 89 e9 48 c7 c6 40 ba a2 8b 48 c7 c7 60 b9 a2 8b e8 33 81 1d ff 90 <0f> 0b 90 90 e9 5f fe ff ff e8 04 69 5e ff 90 48 b8 00 00 00 00 00
RSP: 0018:ffffc90003637b08 EFLAGS: 00010282
RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff88805f534140 RCX: ffffffff817a92c8
RDX: ffff88807da99e00 RSI: ffffffff817a92d5 RDI: 0000000000000001
RBP: ffff888033431ac0 R08: 0000000000000001 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000001 R11: 0000000000000001 R12: ffff888033431a00
R13: ffff888033431ae4 R14: ffff888033184724 R15: dffffc0000000000
FS: 0000555580328500(0000) GS:ffff888124a62000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: 00007f71733743e0 CR3: 000000007f618000 CR4: 00000000003526f0
DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000
DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400
Call Trace:
sunrpc_exit_net+0x46/0x90 net/sunrpc/sunrpc_syms.c:76
ops_exit_list net/core/net_namespace.c:200 [inline]
ops_undo_list+0x2eb/0xab0 net/core/net_namespace.c:253
setup_net+0x2e1/0x510 net/core/net_namespace.c:457
copy_net_ns+0x2a6/0x5f0 net/core/net_namespace.c:574
create_new_namespaces+0x3ea/0xa90 kernel/nsproxy.c:110
unshare_nsproxy_namespaces+0xc0/0x1f0 kernel/nsproxy.c:218
ksys_unshare+0x45b/0xa40 kernel/fork.c:3121
__do_sys_unshare kernel/fork.c:3192 [inline]
__se_sys_unshare kernel/fork.c:3190 [inline]
__x64_sys_unshare+0x31/0x40 kernel/fork.c:3190
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0xcd/0x490 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
RIP: 0033:0x7fa1a6b8e929
Code: ff ff c3 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 0f 1f 40 00 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 c
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Impact
CVE-2025-38400 has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium). 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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- What is CVE-2025-38400? CVE-2025-38400 is a medium-severity security vulnerability. No fixed version is listed yet.
- How severe is CVE-2025-38400? CVE-2025-38400 has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium). 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-2025-38400? No fixed version is listed for CVE-2025-38400 yet. Monitor the advisory for updates and apply mitigations in the interim.
- Is CVE-2025-38400 exploitable, and should I be worried? Whether CVE-2025-38400 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-2025-38400 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.