CVE-2025-38132

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel 5.17-6.15.3 - Use-After-Free in CoreSight Configuration

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: coresight: holding cscfg_csdev_lock while removing cscfg from csdev There'll be possible race scenario for coresight config: CPU0 CPU1 (perf enable) load module cscfg_load_config_sets() activate config. // sysfs (sys_active_cnt == 1) ... cscfg_csdev_enable_active_config() lock(csdev->cscfg_csdev_lock) deactivate config // sysfs (sys_activec_cnt == 0) cscfg_unload_config_sets() <iterating config_csdev_list> cscfg_remove_owned_csdev_configs() // here load config activate by CPU1 unlock(csdev->cscfg_csdev_lock) iterating config_csdev_list could be raced with config_csdev_list's entry delete. To resolve this race , hold csdev->cscfg_csdev_lock() while cscfg_remove_owned_csdev_configs()

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0014
EPSS Percentile 3.6%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

Status published
Products (8)
linux/Kernel 5.17.0 - 6.15.3linux
Linux/Linux < 5.17
Linux/Linux 02bd588e12df405bdf55244708151b7f238b79ba - 42f8afb0b161631fd1d814d017f75f955475ad41
Linux/Linux 02bd588e12df405bdf55244708151b7f238b79ba - 53b9e2659719b04f5ba7593f2af0f2335f75e94a
Linux/Linux 5.17
Linux/Linux 6.15.3 - 6.15.*
Linux/Linux 6.16
linux/linux_kernel 5.17 - 6.15.3
Published Jul 03, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026