CVE-2025-38419Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime in Linux

Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
OSV5.6OSV3.2
EPSS
0.0%
top 93.75%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedJul 25
Latest updateMar 25

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: remoteproc: core: Cleanup acquired resources when rproc_handle_resources() fails in rproc_attach() When rproc->state = RPROC_DETACHED and rproc_attach() is used to attach to the remote processor, if rproc_handle_resources() returns a failure, the resources allocated by imx_rproc_prepare() should be released, otherwise the following memory leak will occur. Since almost the same thing is done in imx_rproc_prepare() and rproc_re

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages4 packages

NVDlinux/linux_kernel5.135.15.186+4
Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 6.1.147-1+2
Ubuntulinux/linux_kernel< 5.15.0-156.166+1
CVEListV5linux/linux10a3d4079eaea06472f1981152e2840e7232ffa9c56d6ef2711ee51b54f160ad0f25a381561f0287+6

Also affects: Debian Linux 11.0

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

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📋Vendor Advisories

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CVE-2025-38419 — Linux vulnerability | cvebase