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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-39745

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rcutorture: Fix rcutorture_one_extend_check() splat in RT kernels For built with CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT=…

Published Sep 11, 2025 · catalog updated Oct 19, 2026 · linux kernel

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Exploitation likelihood is not on this record for CVE-2025-39745. A missing EPSS score is not a low risk. Compare linux kernel with the linked advisory before you change production.

Gaps on this record

  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
  • EPSS is missing. A missing score is not a low risk.
Severity
Medium5.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
Awaiting synchronization with FIRST
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe linux/linux kernel

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rcutorture: Fix rcutorture_one_extend_check() splat in RT kernels For built with CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT=y kernels, running rcutorture tests resulted in the following splat: [ 68.797425] rcutorture_one_extend_check during change: Current 0x1 To add 0x1 To remove 0x0 preempt_count() 0x0 [ 68.797533] WARNING: CPU: 2 PID: 512 at kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c:1993 rcutorture_one_extend_check+0x419/0x560 [rcutorture] [ 68.797601] Call Trace: [ 68.797602] [ 68.797619] ? lockdep_softirqs_off+0xa5/0x160 [ 68.797631] rcutorture_one_extend+0x18e/0xcc0 [rcutorture 2466dbd2ff34dbaa36049cb323a80c3306ac997c] [ 68.797646] ? local_clock+0x19/0x40 [ 68.797659] rcu_torture_one_read+0xf0/0x280 [rcutorture 2466dbd2ff34dbaa36049cb323a80c3306ac997c] [ 68.797678] ? __pfx_rcu_torture_one_read+0x10/0x10 [rcutorture 2466dbd2ff34dbaa36049cb323a80c3306ac997c] [ 68.797804] ? __pfx_rcu_torture_timer+0x10/0x10 [rcutorture 2466dbd2ff34dbaa36049cb323a80c3306ac997c] [ 68.797815] rcu-torture: rcu_torture_reader task started [ 68.797824] rcu-torture: Creating rcu_torture_reader task [ 68.797824] rcu_torture_reader+0x238/0x580 [rcutorture 2466dbd2ff34dbaa36049cb323a80c3306ac997c] [ 68.797836] ? kvm_sched_clock_read+0x15/0x30 Disable BH does not change the SOFTIRQ corresponding bits in preempt_count() for RT kernels, this commit therefore use softirq_count() to check the if BH is disabled.

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  • cpe linux/linux kernelversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2025-39745

  • Recommended remediation

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What to do

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Should you patch?

Exploitation likelihood is not on this record for CVE-2025-39745. A missing EPSS score is not a low risk. Compare linux kernel with the linked advisory before you change production.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS is not on this record yet. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Sep 11, 2025 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rcutorture: Fix rcutorture_one_extend_check() splat in RT kernels For built with CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT=y kernels, running rcutorture tests resulted in the following splat: [ 68.797425] rcutorture_one_extend_check during change: Current 0x1 To add 0x1 To remove 0x0 preempt_count() 0x0 [ 68.797533] WARNING: CPU: 2 PID: 512 at kernel/rcu

  2. Oct 19, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rcutorture: Fix rcutorture_one_extend_check() splat in RT kernels For built with CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT=y kernels, running rcutorture tests resulted in the following splat: [ 68.797425] rcutorture_one_extend_check during change: Current 0x1 To add 0x1 To remove 0x0 preempt_count() 0x0 [ 68.797533] WARNING: CPU: 2 PID: 512 at kernel/rcu

Sources

  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2025-39745

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rcutorture: Fix rcutorture_one_extend_check() splat in RT kernels For built with CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT=y kernels, running rcutorture tests resulted in the following splat: [ 68.797425] rcutorture_one_extend_chec

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 19, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.