CVE-2025-38017 is a Linux kernel vulnerability affecting the eventpoll subsystem, specifically related to epoll_pwait2. A flaw introduced by a previous commit could lead to an endless busy loop in the kernel when a very short timeout expires, causing system instability, soft lockups, RCU stalls, and deadlocks. This vulnerability is rated Medium severity (CVSS 5.5) due to its local attack vector (AV:L), low attack complexity (AC:L), and high impact on availability (A:H). There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 6.14.4, < 6.14.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.15CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.15:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.15CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.15:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.15CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.15:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.15CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.15:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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