CVE-2025-38417

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel 6.12-6.12.34, 6.13-6.15.3, 6.16 - Use-After-Free in ice_repr_create_vf

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ice: fix eswitch code memory leak in reset scenario Add simple eswitch mode checker in attaching VF procedure and allocate required port representor memory structures only in switchdev mode. The reset flows triggers VF (if present) detach/attach procedure. It might involve VF port representor(s) re-creation if the device is configured is switchdev mode (not legacy one). The memory was blindly allocated in current implementation, regardless of the mode and not freed if in legacy mode. Kmemeleak trace: unreferenced object (percpu) 0x7e3bce5b888458 (size 40): comm "bash", pid 1784, jiffies 4295743894 hex dump (first 32 bytes on cpu 45): 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ backtrace (crc 0): pcpu_alloc_noprof+0x4c4/0x7c0 ice_repr_create+0x66/0x130 [ice] ice_repr_create_vf+0x22/0x70 [ice] ice_eswitch_attach_vf+0x1b/0xa0 [ice] ice_reset_all_vfs+0x1dd/0x2f0 [ice] ice_pci_err_resume+0x3b/0xb0 [ice] pci_reset_function+0x8f/0x120 reset_store+0x56/0xa0 kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x120/0x1b0 vfs_write+0x31c/0x430 ksys_write+0x61/0xd0 do_syscall_64+0x5b/0x180 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e Testing hints (ethX is PF netdev): - create at least one VF echo 1 > /sys/class/net/ethX/device/sriov_numvfs - trigger the reset echo 1 > /sys/class/net/ethX/device/reset

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0014
EPSS Percentile 4.0%
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 (12)
linux/Kernel 6.12.0 - 6.12.35linux
linux/Kernel 6.13.0 - 6.15.4linux
Linux/Linux < 6.12
Linux/Linux 415db8399d06a45ebd7b7d26b951f831a4b01801 - 48c8b214974dc55283bd5f12e3a483b27c403bbc
Linux/Linux 415db8399d06a45ebd7b7d26b951f831a4b01801 - d6715193de439b79f1d6a4c03593c7529239b545
Linux/Linux 415db8399d06a45ebd7b7d26b951f831a4b01801 - e97a7a051b55f55f276c1568491d0ed7f890ee94
Linux/Linux 6.12
Linux/Linux 6.12.35 - 6.12.*
Linux/Linux 6.15.4 - 6.15.*
Linux/Linux 6.16
... and 2 more
Published Jul 25, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026