CVE-2025-39673Race Condition in Linux

CWE-362Race Condition30 documents8 sources
Severity
4.7MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 97.87%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
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

NVDlinux/linux_kernel5.135.15.190+5
Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 6.1.153-1+2
CVEListV5linux/linuxf6efc675c9dd8d93f826b79ae7e33e03301db6099a1969fbffc1f1900d92d7594b1b7d8d72ef3dc7+6

Also affects: Debian Linux 11.0

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
CVEList
ppp: fix race conditions in ppp_fill_forward_path2025-09-05
GHSA
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 tw2025-09-05
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 two2025-09-05

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