CVE-2025-59497
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Publication date: 2025-10-14
Last updated on: 2025-10-22
Assigner: Microsoft Corporation
Description
Description
Time-of-check time-of-use (toctou) race condition in Microsoft Defender for Linux allows an authorized attacker to deny service locally.
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| microsoft | defender_for_endpoint | to 101.25032.0010 (exc) |
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Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-367 | The product checks the state of a resource before using that resource, but the resource's state can change between the check and the use in a way that invalidates the results of the check. |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability is a time-of-check time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition in Microsoft Defender for Linux. It allows an authorized attacker to exploit a timing issue between checking a condition and using the result, potentially causing a denial of service locally.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The vulnerability can impact you by allowing an authorized attacker to cause a denial of service on the affected system locally, potentially disrupting the normal operation of Microsoft Defender for Linux.
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