What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-39754?

CVE-2025-39754 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.7 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.0%.

Which versions of Linux Kernel are affected by CVE-2025-39754?

CVE-2025-39754 presents moderate security risk, a race condition vulnerability rated CVSS 4.7. Exploitation could compromise the security of affected deployments.. A patch is available.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2025-39754?

During next maintenance window: Identify affected systems and apply vendor patches when convenient. Vendor patch is available.

Linux Kernel CVE-2025-39754

MEDIUM

Race Condition (CWE-362)

2025-09-11 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Information Disclosure Linux Race Condition Red Hat Linux Kernel Suse

4.7

CVSS 3.1

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

Analysis Generated

Mar 28, 2026 - 19:11 vuln.today

Patch released

Mar 28, 2026 - 19:11 nvd

Patch available

CVE Published

Sep 11, 2025 - 17:15 nvd

MEDIUM 4.7

DescriptionNVD

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

mm/smaps: fix race between smaps_hugetlb_range and migration

smaps_hugetlb_range() handles the pte without holdling ptl, and may be concurrenct with migration, leaing to BUG_ON in pfn_swap_entry_to_page(). The race is as follows.

smaps_hugetlb_range migrate_pages huge_ptep_get remove_migration_ptes folio_unlock pfn_swap_entry_folio BUG_ON

To fix it, hold ptl lock in smaps_hugetlb_range().

AnalysisAI

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/smaps: fix race between smaps_hugetlb_range and migration smaps_hugetlb_range() handles the pte without holdling ptl, and may be. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.7).

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-362. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/smaps: fix race between smaps_hugetlb_range and migration smaps_hugetlb_range() handles the pte without holdling ptl, and may be concurrenct with migration, leaing to BUG_ON in pfn_swap_entry_to_page(). The race is as follows. smaps_hugetlb_range migrate_pages huge_ptep_get remove_migration_ptes folio_unlock pfn_swap_entry_folio BUG_ON To fix it, hold ptl lock in smaps_hugetlb_range(). Affected products include: Linux Linux Kernel.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.