CVE-2025-38327 | fgraph: Do not enable function_graph tracer when setting funcgraph-args

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fgraph: Do not enable function_graph tracer when setting funcgraph-args When setting the funcgraph-args option when function graph tracer is net enabled, it incorrectly enables it. Worse, it unregisters itself when it was never registered. Then when it gets enabled again, it will register itself a second time causing a WARNing. ~# echo 1 > /sys/kernel/tracing/options/funcgraph-args ~# head -20 /sys/kernel/tracing/trace # tracer: nop # # entries-in-buffer/entries-written: 813/26317372 #P:8 # # _-----=> irqs-off/BH-disabled # / _----=> need-resched # | / _---=> hardirq/softirq # || / _--=> preempt-depth # ||| / _-=> migrate-disable # |||| / delay # TASK-PID CPU# ||||| TIMESTAMP FUNCTION # | | | ||||| | | <idle>-0 [007] d..4. 358.966010: 7) 1.692 us | fetch_next_timer_interrupt(basej=4294981640, basem=357956000000, base_local=0xffff88823c3ae040, base_global=0xffff88823c3af300, tevt=0xffff888100e47cb8); <idle>-0 [007] d..4. 358.966012: 7) | tmigr_cpu_deactivate(nextexp=357988000000) { <idle>-0 [007] d..4. 358.966013: 7) | _raw_spin_lock(lock=0xffff88823c3b2320) { <idle>-0 [007] d..4. 358.966014: 7) 0.981 us | preempt_count_add(val=1); <idle>-0 [007] d..5. 358.966017: 7) 1.058 us | do_raw_spin_lock(lock=0xffff88823c3b2320); <idle>-0 [007] d..4. 358.966019: 7) 5.824 us | } <idle>-0 [007] d..5. 358.966021: 7) | tmigr_inactive_up(group=0xffff888100cb9000, child=0x0, data=0xffff888100e47bc0) { <idle>-0 [007] d..5. 358.966022: 7) | tmigr_update_events(group=0xffff888100cb9000, child=0x0, data=0xffff888100e47bc0) { Notice the "tracer: nop" at the top there. The current tracer is the "nop" tracer, but the content is obviously the function graph tracer. Enabling function graph tracing will cause it to register again and trigger a warning in the accounting: ~# echo function_graph > /sys/kernel/tracing/current_tracer -bash: echo: write error: Device or resource busy With the dmesg of: ------------[ cut here ]------------ WARNING: CPU: 7 PID: 1095 at kernel/trace/ftrace.c:3509 ftrace_startup_subops+0xc1e/0x1000 Modules linked in: kvm_intel kvm irqbypass CPU: 7 UID: 0 PID: 1095 Comm: bash Not tainted 6.16.0-rc2-test-00006-gea03de4105d3 #24 PREEMPT Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.16.3-debian-1.16.3-2 04/01/2014 RIP: 0010:ftrace_startup_subops+0xc1e/0x1000 Code: 48 b8 22 01 00 00 00 00 ad de 49 89 84 24 88 01 00 00 8b 44 24 08 89 04 24 e9 c3 f7 ff ff c7 04 24 ed ff ff ff e9 b7 f7 ff ff <0f> 0b c7 04 24 f0 ff ff ff e9 a9 f7 ff ff c7 04 24 f4 ff ff ff e9 RSP: 0018:ffff888133cff948 EFLAGS: 00010202 RAX: 0000000000000001 RBX: 1ffff1102679ff31 RCX: 0000000000000000 RDX: 1ffffffff0b27a60 RSI: ffffffff8593d2f0 RDI: ffffffff85941140 RBP: 00000000000c2041 R08: ffffffffffffffff R09: ffffed1020240221 R10: ffff88810120110f R11: ffffed1020240214 R12: ffffffff8593d2f0 R13: ffffffff8593d300 R14: ffffffff85941140 R15: ffffffff85631100 FS: 00007f7ec6f28740(0000) GS:ffff8882b5251000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 00007f7ec6f181c0 CR3: 000000012f1d0005 CR4: 0000000000172ef0 Call Trace: <TASK> ? __pfx_ftrace_startup_subops+0x10/0x10 ? find_held_lock+0x2b/0x80 ? ftrace_stub_direct_tramp+0x10/0x10 ? ftrace_stub_direct_tramp+0x10/0x10 ? trace_preempt_on+0xd0/0x110 ? __pfx_trace_graph_entry_args+0x10/ ---truncated---

Published: 2025-07-10 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2025-38327 is rated Low Risk (23.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.16%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-38327

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.07% 0.16% +0.08%
2 2026-05-06 0.02% 0.07% +0.06%
3 2025-07-10 0.02%

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-38327

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
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Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-38327

OS Trackers for CVE-2025-38327

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2025-38327 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (linux), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-38327
redhat https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-38327
suse medium CVE-2025-38327 severity moderate: SUSE including 26 source package names (cluster-md-kmp-default, dlm-kmp-default, …), 281 product×package rows across 55 product lines (SLES-LTSS-TERADATA 15 SP2, SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP7, … (55 product lines)): Known Not Affected 281. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-38327/
ubuntu medium CVE-2025-38327 medium priority: Ubuntu including 144 source packages (linux, linux-allwinner-5.19, …), 1286 status rows across 9 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, oracular, plucky, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 922, ignored 151, not-affected 136, released 77. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-38327

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-38327

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
linux linux_kernel >= 6.15, < 6.15.4 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 6.16 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 6.16 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2025-38327

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