CVE-2025-38704

HIGHNVD 7.87.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2025-09-05. NVD baseline CVSS 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
7.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

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

rcu/nocb: Fix possible invalid rdp's->nocb_cb_kthread pointer access

In the preparation stage of CPU online, if the corresponding the rdp's->nocb_cb_kthread does not exist, will be created, there is a situation where the rdp's rcuop kthreads creation fails, and then de-offload this CPU's rdp, does not assign this CPU's rdp->nocb_cb_kthread pointer, but this rdp's->nocb_gp_rdp and rdp's->rdp_gp->nocb_gp_kthread is still valid.

This will cause the subsequent re-offload operation of this offline CPU, which will pass the conditional check and the kthread_unpark() will access invalid rdp's->nocb_cb_kthread pointer.

This commit therefore use rdp's->nocb_gp_kthread instead of rdp_gp's->nocb_gp_kthread for safety check.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8(medium)
EG Risk
40(Track)
EG Risk 40/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity78% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
5%
KEV
Not listed

Published

September 4, 2025

Last Modified

July 14, 2026

Advisory Details (8)

Auto-updated Jul 14, 2026
⚠️ Active exploitation confirmed. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🔴 Active Exploitation

SSA-082556

https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.html
generic

SSA-019113

https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-019113.html
generic

rcu/nocb: Fix possible invalid rdp's->nocb_cb_kthread pointer access - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cce3d027227c69e85896af9fbc6fa9af5c68f067
generic

rcu/nocb: Fix possible invalid rdp's->nocb_cb_kthread pointer access - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b097ae798298885695c339d390b48b4e39619fa7
generic

rcu/nocb: Fix possible invalid rdp's->nocb_cb_kthread pointer access - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b5ec8e6b31755288a07b3abeeab8cd38e9d3c9d
generic

rcu/nocb: Fix possible invalid rdp's->nocb_cb_kthread pointer access - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3da45ec1e485a1a5ad31fe9ddd467c7ee5ae4ef9
generic

rcu/nocb: Fix possible invalid rdp's->nocb_cb_kthread pointer access - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c951683a720b17c9ecaad1932bc95b29044611f
generic

rcu/nocb: Fix possible invalid rdp's->nocb_cb_kthread pointer access - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1bba3900ca18bdae28d1b9fa10f16a8f8cb2ada1

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2025-38704(2)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(17)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntulinux-tools-realtime-hwe-22.04 (6.8.1-1041.42~22.04.1) @ jammy2026-05-29ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-gcp-edge (6.8.0-1047.50~22.04.2) @ jammy2026-05-29ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-6.8 (6.8.0-100.100) @ noble2026-05-29ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-realtime-6.8.1 (6.8.1-1041.42) @ noble2026-05-29ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-fips-6.8 (6.8.0-100.100+fips1) @ noble2026-05-29ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-oracle-lts-24.04 (6.8.0-1043.44) @ noble2026-05-29ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-gcp-fips-6.8 (6.8.0-1047.50+fips1) @ noble2026-05-29ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-22.04-edge (6.8.0-100.100~22.04.1) @ jammy2026-05-29ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-lowlatency-hwe-20.04-edge (6.8.0-100.100.1) @ noble2026-05-29ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-gke-64k-6.8 (6.8.0-1043.48) @ noble2026-05-29ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-nvidia-lowlatency-64k-6.8 (6.8.0-1046.49.1) @ noble2026-05-29ubuntu
ubuntulinux-xilinx-zynqmp (6.8.0.1023.24) @ noble2026-05-29ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-ibm-lts-24.04 (6.8.0-1044.44) @ noble2026-05-29ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-lts-24.04 (6.8.0-1046.52) @ noble2026-05-29ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-fips-6.8 (6.8.0-1046.52+fips1) @ noble2026-05-29ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-edge (6.8.0-1051.57~22.04.1) @ jammy2026-05-29ubuntu
linuxKernel @ 6.1.167—osv

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

All Vendor Advisories

(16)

Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 5× in last 7d / 39× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-08-01 04:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-30 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-07-30 01:29 UTCEPSS rescore
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  8. 2026-07-23 21:11 UTCOSV refresh
  9. 2026-07-23 02:55 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-07-22 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
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  23. 2026-07-14 13:19 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 7.8 · severity → HIGH
  24. 2026-07-14 13:11 UTCMITRE cvelistV5
  25. 2026-07-13 22:29 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-07-13 22:29 UTCEPSS rescore
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  11. 2026-07-06 15:31 UTCOSV refresh
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  41. 2026-06-18 17:52 UTCEPSS rescore
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  43. 2026-06-18 03:43 UTCOSV refresh
  44. 2026-06-17 17:52 UTCEPSS rescore
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  47. 2026-06-14 23:17 UTCEPSS rescore
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  69. 2026-05-31 00:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  70. 2026-05-29 23:28 UTCEG score recompute
  71. 2026-05-29 23:28 UTCVendor advisory
  72. 2026-05-29 23:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  73. 2026-05-29 13:44 UTCEPSS rescore

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2025-38704?
CVE-2025-38704 is a high vulnerability published on September 4, 2025. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rcu/nocb: Fix possible invalid rdp's->nocbcbkthread pointer access In the preparation stage of CPU online, if the corresponding the rdp's->nocbcbkthread does not exist, will be created, there is a situation where the rdp's rcuop…
When was CVE-2025-38704 disclosed?
CVE-2025-38704 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 4, 2025, with the most recent update on July 14, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2025-38704 actively exploited?
CVE-2025-38704 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 94.8% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-38704?
CVE-2025-38704 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2025-38704?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-38704, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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