CVE-2025-38621

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This rcu context will help\nprotect rdev won't be released, but rdev->mddev will be set to NULL\nbefore we call synchronize_rcu in md_kick_rdev_from_array. Fix this by\nusing READ_ONCE and check does rdev->mddev still alive."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "En el kernel de Linux, se ha resuelto la siguiente vulnerabilidad: md: hacer que rdev_addable sea utilizable para el modo rcu Nuestro caso de prueba activa el p\u00e1nico: ERROR: desreferencia de puntero NULL del kernel, direcci\u00f3n: 00000000000000e0 ... Oops: Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP NOPTI CPU: 2 UID: 0 PID: 85 Comm: kworker/2:1 No contaminado 6.16.0+ #94 PREEMPT(none) Nombre del hardware: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.16.1-2.fc37 01/04/2014 Cola de trabajo: md_misc md_start_sync RIP: 0010:rdev_addable+0x4d/0xf0 ... Rastreo de llamadas: M\u00f3dulos vinculados en: raid10 CR2: 00000000000000e0 ---[ fin de seguimiento 000000000000000 ]--- RIP: 0010:rdev_addable+0x4d/0xf0 md_spares_need_change en md_start_sync llamar\u00e1 a rdev_addable que est\u00e1 protegido por rcu_read_lock/rcu_read_unlock. Este contexto rcu ayudar\u00e1 a proteger rdev, ya que no se liberar\u00e1, pero rdev-&gt;mddev se establecer\u00e1 en NULL antes de llamar a synchronize_rcu en md_kick_rdev_from_array. Para solucionar esto, use READ_ONCE y compruebe si rdev-&gt;mddev sigue activo."}], "id": "CVE-2025-38621", "lastModified": "2026-11-05T22:17:20.697", "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"}], "ssvcV203": [{"source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "ssvcData": {"id": "CVE-2025-38621", "options": [{"exploitation": "none"}, {"automatable": "no"}, {"technicalImpact": "partial"}], "role": "CISA Coordinator", "timestamp": "2026-11-05T21:05:07.534903Z", "version": "2.0.3"}}]}, "published": "2025-08-22T16:15:35.460", "references": [{"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/13017b427118f4311471ee47df74872372ca8482"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b5fbe940862339cdcc34dea7a057ad18d18fa137"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d713e105a6137d3f54f09d4d9e2273482057ca17"}], "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "vulnStatus": "Modified", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-476"}], "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}

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