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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/packet: fix a race in packet_set_ring() and packet_notifier() When packet_set_ring() releases po->bind_lock, another thread can run packet_notifier() and process an NETDEV_UP event. This race and the fix are both similar to that of commit 15fe076edea7 ("net/packet: fix a race in packet_bind() and packet_notifier()"). There too the packet_notifier NETDEV_UP event managed to run while a po->bind_lock critical section had to be temporarily released. And the fix was similarly to temporarily set po->num to zero to keep the socket unhooked until the lock is retaken. The po->bind_lock in packet_set_ring and packet_notifier precede the introduction of git history.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2025-04-16 | Published 2025-08-22 | Updated 2025-09-29 | Assigner Linux

Product status

Default status
unaffected

1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before 18f13f2a83eb81be349a9757ba2141ff1da9ad73
affected

1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before 7da733f117533e9b2ebbd530a22ae4028713955c
affected

1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before ba2257034755ae773722f15f4c3ad1dcdad15ca9
affected

1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before 7de07705007c7e34995a5599aaab1d23e762d7ca
affected

1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before 88caf46db8239e6471413d28aabaa6b8bd552805
affected

1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before f2e8fcfd2b1bc754920108b7f2cd75082c5a18df
affected

1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before e50ccfaca9e3c671cae917dcb994831a859cf588
affected

1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before f1791fd7b845bea0ce9674fcf2febee7bc87a893
affected

1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before 01d3c8417b9c1b884a8a981a3b886da556512f36
affected

Default status
affected

2.6.12
affected

Any version before 2.6.12
unaffected

5.4.297
unaffected

5.10.241
unaffected

5.15.190
unaffected

6.1.148
unaffected

6.6.102
unaffected

6.12.42
unaffected

6.15.10
unaffected

6.16.1
unaffected

6.17
unaffected

References

git.kernel.org/...c/18f13f2a83eb81be349a9757ba2141ff1da9ad73

git.kernel.org/...c/7da733f117533e9b2ebbd530a22ae4028713955c

git.kernel.org/...c/ba2257034755ae773722f15f4c3ad1dcdad15ca9

git.kernel.org/...c/7de07705007c7e34995a5599aaab1d23e762d7ca

git.kernel.org/...c/88caf46db8239e6471413d28aabaa6b8bd552805

git.kernel.org/...c/f2e8fcfd2b1bc754920108b7f2cd75082c5a18df

git.kernel.org/...c/e50ccfaca9e3c671cae917dcb994831a859cf588

git.kernel.org/...c/f1791fd7b845bea0ce9674fcf2febee7bc87a893

git.kernel.org/...c/01d3c8417b9c1b884a8a981a3b886da556512f36

cve.org (CVE-2025-38617)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2025-38617)

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