CVE-2025-38409

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel 3.12-6.1.144, 6.2-6.6.97, 6.7-6.12.37, 6.13-6.15.6 - Use-After-Free in DRM MSM Submit Error Path

Title source: llm

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)

Core 6

Core References

Third Party Advisory

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/00b3401f692082ddf6342500d1be25560bba46d4

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c40ad1c04d306f7fde26337fdcf8a5979657d93f

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f6ce8433a9035b0aa810e1f5b708e9dc1c367b0

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/30d3819b0b9173e31b84d662a592af8bad351427

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f681c2aa8676a890eacc84044717ab0fd26e058f

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5

EPSS 0.0015

EPSS Percentile 4.1%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE

CWE-401

Status published

Products (19)

debian/debian_linux 11.0

linux/Kernel 3.12.0 - 6.1.144linux

linux/Kernel 6.13.0 - 6.15.6linux

linux/Kernel 6.2.0 - 6.6.97linux

linux/Kernel 6.7.0 - 6.12.37linux

Linux/Linux < 3.12

Linux/Linux 0cf6c71d70d8aa39b8fd0e39c9009602a0e0d300 - 00b3401f692082ddf6342500d1be25560bba46d4

Linux/Linux 0cf6c71d70d8aa39b8fd0e39c9009602a0e0d300 - 30d3819b0b9173e31b84d662a592af8bad351427

Linux/Linux 0cf6c71d70d8aa39b8fd0e39c9009602a0e0d300 - 3f6ce8433a9035b0aa810e1f5b708e9dc1c367b0

Linux/Linux 0cf6c71d70d8aa39b8fd0e39c9009602a0e0d300 - c40ad1c04d306f7fde26337fdcf8a5979657d93f

... and 9 more

Published Jul 25, 2025

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026