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CVE-2025-39871
published 2025-09-23

CVE-2025-39871: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dmaengine: idxd: Remove improper idxd_free The call to idxd_free() introduces a duplicate…

PriorityP340high7.8CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.14%
3.9th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dmaengine: idxd: Remove improper idxd_free The call to idxd_free() introduces a duplicate put_device() leading to a reference count underflow: refcount_t: underflow; use-after-free. WARNING: CPU: 15 PID: 4428 at lib/refcount.c:28 refcount_warn_saturate+0xbe/0x110 ... Call Trace: idxd_remove+0xe4/0x120 [idxd] pci_device_remove+0x3f/0xb0 device_release_driver_internal+0x197/0x200 driver_detach+0x48/0x90 bus_remove_driver+0x74/0xf0 pci_unregister_driver+0x2e/0xb0 idxd_exit_module+0x34/0x7a0 [idxd] __do_sys_delete_module.constprop.0+0x183/0x280 do_syscall_64+0x54/0xd70 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e The idxd_unregister_devices() which is invoked at the very beginning of idxd_remove(), already takes care of the necessary put_device() through the following call path: idxd_unregister_devices() -> device_unregister() -> put_device() In addition, when CONFIG_DEBUG_KOBJECT_RELEASE is enabled, put_device() may trigger asynchronous cleanup via schedule_delayed_work(). If idxd_free() is called immediately after, it can result in a use-after-free. Remove the improper idxd_free() to avoid both the refcount underflow and potential memory corruption during module unload.

Affected

30 ranges· showing 25
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debianlinux< linux 6.1.162-1 (bookworm)linux 6.1.162-1 (bookworm)
debianlinux-6.1< linux 6.1.162-1 (bookworm)linux 6.1.162-1 (bookworm)
linuxlinux
linuxlinux
linuxlinux>= 21f9f5cd9a0c75084d4369ba0b8c4f695c41dea7 < dd7a7e43269711d757fc260b0bbdf7138f75de11dd7a7e43269711d757fc260b0bbdf7138f75de11
linuxlinux>= 6.1.140 < 6.1.1606.1.160
linuxlinux>= 6.12.30 < 6.12.486.12.48
linuxlinux>= 6.14.8 < 6.156.15
linuxlinux>= 6.6.92 < 6.6.1076.6.107
linuxlinux>= 68ac5a01f635b3791196fd1c39bc48497252c36f < 24414bbcb37e1af95190af36c21ae51d497e1a9e24414bbcb37e1af95190af36c21ae51d497e1a9e
linuxlinux>= d2d05fd0fc95c4defed6f7b87550e20e8baa1d97 < 0e95ee7f532b21206fe3f1c4054002b0d21e3b9c0e95ee7f532b21206fe3f1c4054002b0d21e3b9c
linuxlinux>= d5449ff1b04dfe9ed8e455769aa01e4c2ccf6805 < da4fbc1488a4cec6748da685181ee4449a878dacda4fbc1488a4cec6748da685181ee4449a878dac
linuxlinux>= d5449ff1b04dfe9ed8e455769aa01e4c2ccf6805 < f41c538881eec4dcf5961a242097d447f848cda6f41c538881eec4dcf5961a242097d447f848cda6
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.1.162-16.1.162-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.12.48-16.12.48-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.16.8-16.16.8-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.8.0-106.1066.8.0-106.106
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.1.140 < 6.26.2

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.17.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
osv7.8HIGH
vendor_debian7.8HIGH
vendor_redhat7.8HIGH
vendor_ubuntu7.8HIGH
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