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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

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Patches

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Vulnerability mechanics

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