atm: Release atm_dev_mutex after removing procfs in atm_dev_deregister().
Published Jul 9, 2025
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.18%
Description
syzbot reported a warning below during atm_dev_register(). [0]
Before creating a new device and procfs/sysfs for it, atm_dev_register() looks up a duplicated device by __atm_dev_lookup(). These operations are done under atm_dev_mutex.
However, when removing a device in atm_dev_deregister(), it releases the mutex just after removing the device from the list that __atm_dev_lookup() iterates over.
So, there will be a small race window where the device does not exist on the device list but procfs/sysfs are still not removed, triggering the splat.
Let's hold the mutex until procfs/sysfs are removed in atm_dev_deregister().
[0]: proc_dir_entry 'atm/atmtcp:0' already registered WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 5919 at fs/proc/generic.c:377 proc_register+0x455/0x5f0 fs/proc/generic.c:377 Modules linked in: CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 5919 Comm: syz-executor284 Not tainted 6.16.0-rc2-syzkaller-00047-g52da431bf03b #0 PREEMPT(full) Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 05/07/2025 RIP: 0010:proc_register+0x455/0x5f0 fs/proc/generic.c:377 Code: 48 89 f9 48 c1 e9 03 80 3c 01 00 0f 85 a2 01 00 00 48 8b 44 24 10 48 c7 c7 20 c0 c2 8b 48 8b b0 d8 00 00 00 e8 0c 02 1c ff 90 <0f> 0b 90 90 48 c7 c7 80 f2 82 8e e8 0b de 23 09 48 8b 4c 24 28 48 RSP: 0018:ffffc9000466fa30 EFLAGS: 00010282 RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: ffffffff817ae248 RDX: ffff888026280000 RSI: ffffffff817ae255 RDI: 0000000000000001 RBP: ffff8880232bed48 R08: 0000000000000001 R09: 0000000000000000 R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000001 R12: ffff888076ed2140 R13: dffffc0000000000 R14: ffff888078a61340 R15: ffffed100edda444 FS: 00007f38b3b0c6c0(0000) GS:ffff888124753000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 00007f38b3bdf953 CR3: 0000000076d58000 CR4: 00000000003526f0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 Call Trace: <TASK> proc_create_data+0xbe/0x110 fs/proc/generic.c:585 atm_proc_dev_register+0x112/0x1e0 net/atm/proc.c:361 atm_dev_register+0x46d/0x890 net/atm/resources.c:113 atmtcp_create+0x77/0x210 drivers/atm/atmtcp.c:369 atmtcp_attach drivers/atm/atmtcp.c:403 [inline] atmtcp_ioctl+0x2f9/0xd60 drivers/atm/atmtcp.c:464 do_vcc_ioctl+0x12c/0x930 net/atm/ioctl.c:159 sock_do_ioctl+0x115/0x280 net/socket.c:1190 sock_ioctl+0x227/0x6b0 net/socket.c:1311 vfs_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:51 [inline] __do_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:907 [inline] __se_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:893 [inline] __x64_sys_ioctl+0x18b/0x210 fs/ioctl.c:893 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0xcd/0x4c0 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f RIP: 0033:0x7f38b3b74459 Code: 28 00 00 00 75 05 48 83 c4 28 c3 e8 51 18 00 00 90 48 89 f8 48 89 f7 48 89 d6 48 89 ca 4d 89 c2 4d 89 c8 4c 8b 4c 24 08 0f 05 <48> 3d 01 f0 ff ff 73 01 c3 48 c7 c1 b0 ff ff ff f7 d8 64 89 01 48 RSP: 002b:00007f38b3b0c198 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000010 RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007f38b3bfe318 RCX: 00007f38b3b74459 RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000006180 RDI: 0000000000000005 RBP: 00007f38b3bfe310 R08: 65732f636f72702f R09: 65732f636f72702f R10: 65732f636f72702f R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 00007f38b3bcb0ac R13: 00007f38b3b0c1a0 R14: 0000200000000200 R15: 00007f38b3bcb03b </TASK>
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- Version 2.6.15StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 0StatusunaffectedConstraints<2.6.15
- Version 5.10.240StatusunaffectedConstraints<=5.10.*
- Version 5.15.187StatusunaffectedConstraints<=5.15.*
- Version 5.4.296StatusunaffectedConstraints<=5.4.*
- Version 6.1.143StatusunaffectedConstraints<=6.1.*
- Version 6.12.36StatusunaffectedConstraints<=6.12.*
- Version 6.15.5StatusunaffectedConstraints<=6.15.*
- Version 6.16StatusunaffectedConstraints<=*
- Version 6.6.96StatusunaffectedConstraints<=6.6.*
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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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Configuration 1
- ≥ 2.6.16 · < 5.4.296
- ≥ 5.5 · < 5.10.240
- ≥ 5.11 · < 5.15.187
- ≥ 5.16 · < 6.1.143
- ≥ 6.2 · < 6.6.96
- ≥ 6.7 · < 6.12.36
- ≥ 6.13 · < 6.15.5
- 2.6.15
- 2.6.15
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- 2.6.15
- 6.16
- 6.16
- 6.16
Configuration 2
- 11.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
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Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
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Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
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Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel-rt
Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
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Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
kernel-rt
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
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| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
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| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel | Fix deferred | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel-rt | Fix deferred | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | kernel | Fix deferred | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | kernel-rt | Fix deferred | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | kernel | Fix deferred | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | kernel-rt | Fix deferred | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
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This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2025–2026- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (3 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.18% (0.00179) | 6.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.16% (0.00158) | 5.35th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 9, 2025 | 0.02% (0.00018) | 2.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
References (15)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-38245 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2378984 Issue Tracking
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/26248d5d68c865b888d632162abbf8130645622c Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2a8dcee649d12f69713f2589171a1caf6d4fa439 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4bb1bb438134d9ee6b97cc07289dd7c569092eec Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6922f1a048c090f10704bbef4a3a1e81932d2e0a Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a433791aeaea6e84df709e0b9584b9bbe040cd1c Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae539d963a17443ec54cba8a767e4ffa318264f4 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b2e40fcfe1575faaa548f87614006d3fe44c779e Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cabed6ba92a9a8c09da02a3f20e32ecd80989896 Patch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.html Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025070933-CVE-2025-38245-a430@gregkh/T
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-38245
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-38245
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