SB2025070423 - Use-after-free in Linux kernel hwtracing coresight driver
Published: July 4, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025070423
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-38131)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(), _cscfg_activate_config(), _cscfg_deactivate_config(), cscfg_csdev_enable_active_config() and cscfg_csdev_disable_active_config() functions in drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-syscfg.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/31028812724cef7bd57a51525ce58a32a6d73b22
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/408c97c4a5e0b634dcd15bf8b8808b382e888164
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3b4efa2e623aecaebd7c9b9e4171f5c659e9724
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dfe8224c9c7a43d356eb9f74b06868aa05f90223
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed42ee1ed05ff2f4c36938379057413a40c56680