CVE-2025-38037
vxlan: Annotate FDB data races
Reported by linux · Published June 18, 2025
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vxlan: Annotate FDB data races The 'used' and 'updated' fields in the FDB entry structure can be accessed concurrently by multiple threads, leading to reports such as [1]. Can be reproduced using [2]. Suppress these reports by annotating these accesses using READ_ONCE() / WRITE_ONCE(). [1] BUG: KCSAN: data-race in vxlan_xmit / vxlan_xmit write to 0xffff942604d263a8 of 8 bytes by task 286 on cpu 0: vxlan_xmit+0xb29/0x2380 dev_hard_start_xmit+0x84/0x2f0 __dev_queue_xmit+0x45a/0x1650 packet_xmit+0x100/0x150 packet_sendmsg+0x2114/0x2ac0 __sys_sendto+0x318/0x330 __x64_sys_sendto+0x76/0x90 x64_sys_call+0x14e8/0x1c00 do_syscall_64+0x9e/0x1a0 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f read to 0xffff942604d263a8 of 8 bytes by task 287 on cpu 2: vxlan_xmit+0xadf/0x2380 dev_hard_start_xmit+0x84/0x2f0 __dev_queue_xmit+0x45a/0x1650 packet_xmit+0x100/0x150 packet_sendmsg+0x2114/0x2ac0 __sys_sendto+0x318/0x330 __x64_sys_sendto+0x76/0x90 x64_sys_call+0x14e8/0x1c00 do_syscall_64+0x9e/0x1a0 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f value changed: 0x00000000fffbac6e -> 0x00000000fffbac6f Reported by Kernel Concurrency Sanitizer on: CPU: 2 UID: 0 PID: 287 Comm: mausezahn Not tainted 6.13.0-rc7-01544-gb4b270f11a02 #5 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.16.3-3.fc41 04/01/2014 [2] #!/bin/bash set +H echo whitelist > /sys/kernel/debug/kcsan echo !vxlan_xmit > /sys/kernel/debug/kcsan ip link add name vx0 up type vxlan id 10010 dstport 4789 local 192.0.2.1 bridge fdb add 00:11:22:33:44:55 dev vx0 self static dst 198.51.100.1 taskset -c 0 mausezahn vx0 -a own -b 00:11:22:33:44:55 -c 0 -q & taskset -c 2 mausezahn vx0 -a own -b 00:11:22:33:44:55 -c 0 -q &
Fixed versions
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| kernel | Amazon Linux | 6.1.141-155.222.amzn2023 |
| kernel-devel | Amazon Linux | 6.1.141-155.222.amzn2023 |
| kernel-libbpf | Amazon Linux | 6.1.141-155.222.amzn2023 |
| python3-perf6.12 | Amazon Linux | 6.12.31-35.92.amzn2023 |
| kernel6.12 | Amazon Linux | 6.12.31-35.92.amzn2023 |
| kernel-headers | Amazon Linux | 6.1.141-155.222.amzn2023 |
| kernel-tools-devel | Amazon Linux | 6.1.141-155.222.amzn2023 |
| perf6.12 | Amazon Linux | 6.12.31-35.92.amzn2023 |
| kernel-libbpf-devel | Amazon Linux | 6.1.141-155.222.amzn2023 |
| kernel-libbpf-static | Amazon Linux | 6.1.141-155.222.amzn2023 |
| kernel6.12-modules-extra | Amazon Linux | 6.12.31-35.92.amzn2023 |
| Linux | Linux | 784b78295a3a58bf052339dd669e6e03710220d3, 3.7, 13cba3f837903f7184d6e9b6137d5165ffe82a8f |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | d342894c5d2f8c7df194c793ec4059656e09ca31, d342894c5d2f8c7df194c793ec4059656e09ca31, d342894c5d2f8c7df194c793ec4059656e09ca31 |
| Linux | Linux | 3.7, 0, 5.4.294 |
| amazon:2023 | kernel | 0 |
| amazon:2023 | kernel-devel | 0 |
| amazon:2023 | kernel-libbpf | 0 |
| amazon:2023 | python3-perf6.12 | 0 |
| amazon:2023 | kernel6.12 | 0 |
| amazon:2023 | kernel-headers | 0 |
| amazon:2023 | kernel-tools-devel | 0 |
| amazon:2023 | perf6.12 | 0 |
| amazon:2023 | kernel-libbpf-devel | 0 |
| amazon:2023 | kernel-libbpf-static | 0 |
| amazon:2023 | kernel6.12-modules-extra | 0 |
| Linux | Linux | *, *, * |
| amazon:2023 | bpftool | 0 |
| amazon:2023 | kernel-livepatch-6.1.141-155.222 | 0 |
| amazon:2023 | kernel-tools | 0 |
| amazon:2023 | kernel-livepatch-6.12.31-35.92 | 0 |
| amazon:2023 | python3-perf | 0 |
| amazon:2023 | kernel-modules-extra | 0 |
…and 3 more
Timeline
- Jun 17, 2025 CVE Published
- Jun 18, 2025 EPSS Score (30 in total, the first dated here)
- Dec 2, 2025 PoC Published
- Mar 29, 2026 Distribution Patch (320 in total, the first dated here)
- Mar 29, 2026 Security Advisory (332 in total, the first dated here)
- Jun 9, 2026 Coalition ESS Score
- Oct 13, 2026 CVE Updated
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