CVE-2025-38287
"IBM Linux Kernel Lock Bypass"
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: IB/cm: Drop lockdep assert and WARN when freeing old msg The send completion handler can run after cm_id has advanced to another message. The cm_id lock is not needed in this case, but a recent change re-used cm_free_priv_msg(), which asserts that the lock is held and WARNs if the cm_id's currently outstanding msg is different than the one being freed.
INFO
Published Date :
July 10, 2025, 8:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
July 10, 2025, 1:17 p.m.
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
Exploitability Score :
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| URL | Resource |
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| https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7590649ee7af381a9d1153143026dec124c5798e | |
| https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc096a0cd2017cb0aa1e7fb83131410af9283910 |
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New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Jul. 10, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: IB/cm: Drop lockdep assert and WARN when freeing old msg The send completion handler can run after cm_id has advanced to another message. The cm_id lock is not needed in this case, but a recent change re-used cm_free_priv_msg(), which asserts that the lock is held and WARNs if the cm_id's currently outstanding msg is different than the one being freed. Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7590649ee7af381a9d1153143026dec124c5798e Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc096a0cd2017cb0aa1e7fb83131410af9283910
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