CVE Watch—

CVE-2025-38352

Linux Kernel Time-of-Check Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) Race Condition Vulnerability

CVSS

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No CVSS

EPSS

1.3%

p68

KEV

YES

Sep 4, 2025

Exploit Today

0-100

Published: — · Last modified: —

EPSS · 30d

1.3%EPSS · 30 days1.3%

2026-06-302026-07-17

KEV catalog record

Product

Linux / Kernel

Vulnerability

Linux Kernel Time-of-Check Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) Race Condition Vulnerability

Added to KEV

Sep 4, 2025

Remediate by

Sep 25, 2025

Known ransomware use

Summary description

Linux kernel contains a time-of-check time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition vulnerability that has a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Required action

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Notes

This vulnerability affects a common open-source component, third-party library, or a protocol used by different products. Please check with specific vendors for information on patching status. For more information, please see: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/commit/?id=2c72fe18cc5f9f1750f5bc148cf1c94c29e106ff ; https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/2025-09-01 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-38352

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