Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 22, 2025· Updated Nov 3, 2025
proc: use the same treatment to check proc_lseek as ones for proc_read_iter et.al
CVE-2025-38653
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
proc: use the same treatment to check proc_lseek as ones for proc_read_iter et.al
Check pde->proc_ops->proc_lseek directly may cause UAF in rmmod scenario. It's a gap in proc_reg_open() after commit 654b33ada4ab("proc: fix UAF in proc_get_inode()"). Followed by AI Viro's suggestion, fix it in same manner.
Affected products
2- Linux/Linuxv5Range: 6.0
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
6- git.kernel.org/stable/c/1fccbfbae1dd36198dc47feac696563244ad81d3mitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/33c778ea0bd0fa62ff590497e72562ff90f82b13mitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c35b0feb80b48720dfbbf4e33759c7be3faaebb6mitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/d136502e04d8853a9aecb335d07bbefd7a1519a8mitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc1072d934f687e1221d685cf1a49a5068318f34mitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff7ec8dc1b646296f8d94c39339e8d3833d16c05mitre
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