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CVE-2025-38549
published 2025-08-16

CVE-2025-38549: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: efivarfs: Fix memory leak of efivarfs_fs_info in fs_context error paths When processing…

PriorityP416medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.14%
4.2th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: efivarfs: Fix memory leak of efivarfs_fs_info in fs_context error paths When processing mount options, efivarfs allocates efivarfs_fs_info (sfi) early in fs_context initialization. However, sfi is associated with the superblock and typically freed when the superblock is destroyed. If the fs_context is released (final put) before fill_super is called—such as on error paths or during reconfiguration—the sfi structure would leak, as ownership never transfers to the superblock. Implement the .free callback in efivarfs_context_ops to ensure any allocated sfi is properly freed if the fs_context is torn down before fill_super, preventing this memory leak.

Affected

20 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debianlinux< linux 6.16.3-1 (forky)linux 6.16.3-1 (forky)
linuxlinux
linuxlinux>= 5329aa5101f73c451bcd48deaf3f296685849d9c < 816d36973467d1c9c08a48bdffe4675e219a2e84816d36973467d1c9c08a48bdffe4675e219a2e84
linuxlinux>= 5329aa5101f73c451bcd48deaf3f296685849d9c < e9fabe7036bb8be6071f39dc38605508f5f57b20e9fabe7036bb8be6071f39dc38605508f5f57b20
linuxlinux>= 5329aa5101f73c451bcd48deaf3f296685849d9c < 64e135f1eaba0bbb0cdee859af3328c68d5b978964e135f1eaba0bbb0cdee859af3328c68d5b9789
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.12.41-16.12.41-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.16.3-16.16.3-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.8.0-100.1006.8.0-100.100
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.13 < 6.15.86.15.8
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.7 < 6.12.406.12.40
ubuntulinux-aws
ubuntulinux-aws-6.8
ubuntulinux-gkeop
ubuntulinux-nvidia
ubuntulinux-nvidia-6.8
ubuntulinux-oracle
ubuntulinux-oracle-6.8
ubuntulinux-raspi-realtime
ubuntulinux-realtime

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.15.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
osv5.5MEDIUM
vendor_debian5.5LOW
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
vendor_ubuntu3.2LOW
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