CVE-2025-38522

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In such cases, we\ndon't need to store any rq, since the value should already be NULL\n(unlocked). Ensure that update_locked_rq() is only called when rq is\nnon-NULL, preventing calling __this_cpu_write() on preemptible context."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "En el kernel de Linux, se ha resuelto la siguiente vulnerabilidad: sched/ext: Evitar llamadas a update_locked_rq() con rq NULL Evite invocar update_locked_rq() cuando el puntero de la cola de ejecuci\u00f3n (rq) sea NULL en las macros SCX_CALL_OP y SCX_CALL_OP_RET. Anteriormente, llamar a update_locked_rq(NULL) con la preempci\u00f3n habilitada podr\u00eda desencadenar la siguiente advertencia: ERROR: usar __this_cpu_write() en un contexto preemptible [00000000] Esto sucede porque __this_cpu_write() no es seguro para usar en un contexto preemptible. rq es NULL cuando se invoca una operaci\u00f3n desde un contexto desbloqueado. En tales casos, no necesitamos almacenar ninguna rq, ya que el valor ya deber\u00eda ser NULL (desbloqueado). Aseg\u00farese de que update_locked_rq() solo se llame cuando rq no sea NULL, lo que evita llamar a __this_cpu_write() en un contexto preemptible."}], "id": "CVE-2025-38522", "lastModified": "2026-06-17T09:17:02.310", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "LOCAL", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 5.5, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 1.8, "impactScore": 3.6, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}, "published": "2025-08-16T12:15:27.523", "references": [{"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/237c43037b336e36a49eb9f2daac1c7719ec7f8b"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e14fd98c6d66cb76694b12c05768e4f9e8c95664"}], "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "vulnStatus": "Analyzed", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-476"}], "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}

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