CVE-2025-39673 — Race Condition in Linux
Severity
4.7MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 97.87%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedSep 5
Latest updateMar 25
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ppp: fix race conditions in ppp_fill_forward_path
ppp_fill_forward_path() has two race conditions:
1. The ppp->channels list can change between list_empty() and
list_first_entry(), as ppp_lock() is not held. If the only channel
is deleted in ppp_disconnect_channel(), list_first_entry() may
access an empty head or a freed entry, and trigger a panic.
2. pch->chan can be NULL. When ppp_unregister_channel() is called,
pch->chan …
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.0 | Impact: 3.6
Affected Packages3 packages
▶CVEListV5linux/linuxf6efc675c9dd8d93f826b79ae7e33e03301db609 — 9a1969fbffc1f1900d92d7594b1b7d8d72ef3dc7+6
Also affects: Debian Linux 11.0
Patches
🔴Vulnerability Details
3GHSA▶
GHSA-xxf9-fpw2-6hgc: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ppp: fix race conditions in ppp_fill_forward_path
ppp_fill_forward_path() has tw↗2025-09-05
OSV▶
CVE-2025-39673: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ppp: fix race conditions in ppp_fill_forward_path ppp_fill_forward_path() has two↗2025-09-05