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

Added to KEV
2025-09-04
Federal due date
2025-09-25
Vendor
Linux
Product
Kernel
EPSS
33.1th percentile (score 0.001, as of 2026-06-08)
NVD CVSS v3.1
Ransomware use
Unknown
Upstream
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-38352

CISA short 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.

EPSS percentile is the FIRST.org exploit-probability ranking as of the date noted above; it moves daily. CVSS reflects NVD's analysis at time of publication.