CVE-2025-38305
kernel: Linux kernel (PTP): Denial of Service due to recursive locking in virtual clock handling
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · July 10, 2025
Updated · June 30, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Precision Time Protocol (PTP) virtual clock subsystem. A local user could exploit this by triggering a specific sequence of operations that leads to a recursive lock. This recursive locking can cause a system deadlock, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS).
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-833 · Deadlock