Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2025-38101

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ring-buffer: Fix buffer locking in ring_buffer_subbuf_order_set() Enlarge the critical section in ring_buffer_su

Published Jul 3, 2025 · catalog updated Aug 5, 2026 · Linux Linux

Check this week

CVE-2025-38101 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 20.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Linux Linux.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High7.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
20.00%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor Linux Linux f9b94daa542a8d2532f0930f01cd9aec2d19621b <40ee2afafc1d9fe3aa44a6fbe440d78a5c96a72e

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ring-buffer: Fix buffer locking in ring_buffer_subbuf_order_set() Enlarge the critical section in ring_buffer_subbuf_order_set() to ensure that error handling takes place with per-buffer mutex held, thus preventing list corruption and other concurrency-related issues.

Are you affected?

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  • vendor Linux Linux f9b94daa542a8d2532f0930f01cd9aec2d19621b <40ee2afafc1d9fe3aa44a6fbe440d78a5c96a72ef9b94daa542a8d2532f0930f01cd9aec2d19621b <40ee2afafc1d9fe3aa44a6fbe440d78a5c96a72e

How to fix CVE-2025-38101

  • Recommended remediation

    Affected version ranges suggest a fixed boundary. Verify against the vendor advisory for your release.

  • Official advisories

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2025-38101 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 20.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Linux Linux.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Linux Linux f9b94daa542a8d2532f0930f01cd9aec2d19621b <40ee2afafc1d9fe3aa44a6fbe440d78a5c96a72e f9b94daa542a8d2532f0930f01cd9aec2d19621b <40ee2afafc1d9fe3aa44a6fbe440d78a5c96a72e. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 20.00%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jul 3, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ring-buffer: Fix buffer locking in ring_buffer_subbuf_order_set() Enlarge the critical section in ring_buffer_subbuf_order_set() to ensure that error handling takes place with per-buffer mutex held, thus preventing list corruption and other concurrency-related issues.

  2. Aug 5, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ring-buffer: Fix buffer locking in ring_buffer_subbuf_order_set() Enlarge the critical section in ring_buffer_subbuf_order_set() to ensure that error handling takes place with per-buffer mutex held, thus preventing list corruption and other concurrency-related issues.

Sources

  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-19841

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ring-buffer: Fix buffer locking in ring_buffer_subbuf_order_set() Enlarge the critical section in ring_buffer_subbuf_order_set() to ensure that error handling takes place with per-buffer mutex held, thus preventi

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Aug 5, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.