CVE-2025-38409

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel < 6.1.144 - Memory Leak

Title source: rule

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/msm: Fix another leak in the submit error path put_unused_fd() doesn't free the installed file, if we've already done fd_install(). So we need to also free the sync_file. Patchwork: https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/653583/

References (6)

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0002
EPSS Percentile 4.6%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

CWE
CWE-401
Status published

Affected Products (8)

linux/linux_kernel < 6.1.144
linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel
debian/debian_linux
linux/Kernel < 6.1.144linux
linux/Kernel < 6.6.97linux
linux/Kernel < 6.12.37linux
linux/Kernel < 6.15.6linux

Timeline

Published Jul 25, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026