Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-37763

Vulnerability identifier: #VU108238

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-37763

CWE-ID: CWE-416

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the nouveau_gem_object_del() function in drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_gem.c, within the nouveau_bo_del_ttm() function in drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_bo.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.

Linux kernel
Ubuntu
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-hwe-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-xilinx (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-raspi-realtime (Ubuntu package)
linux-realtime-6.8 (Ubuntu package)

Install update from vendor's website.

Linux kernel - update to 6.12.25
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-100.100, 6.8.0-1047.51, 6.14.0-22.22, 6.14.0-1004.4, 6.14.0-1007.7, 6.14.0-1008.8
linux-aws-fips (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-100.100+fips1, 6.8.0-1046.49+fips1
linux-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-100.100.1
linux-hwe-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-100.100.1~22.04.1, 6.8.0-100.100~22.04.1
linux-xilinx (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0.1023.24, 6.8.0-1023.24
linux-aws (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1030.33, 6.8.0-1043.44, 6.8.0-1043.44~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1046.49~22.04.1, 6.14.0-1007.7, 6.14.0-1007.7+1
linux-gcp (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1043.48, 6.8.0-1047.50~22.04.2
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1044.44, 6.8.0-1044.44~22.04.1
linux-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1046.49.1
linux-azure (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1046.52, 6.14.0-1007.7
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1046.52+fips1
linux-gcp-fips (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1047.50+fips1
linux-gcp-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1047.50~22.04.2
linux-azure-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1051.57~22.04.1
linux-raspi-realtime (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-2037.38, 6.8.1-1041.42
linux-realtime-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.1-1041.42~22.04.1

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ba2abe154ef68f9612eee9d6fbfe53a1736b064
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b5a6f97a78e2fc008fd6503b7040cb7e1120b873
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c90b95e12eb88d23740e5ea2c43d71675d17ac8d
• https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12.25

• Use-after-free in Linux kernel drm nouveau driver
• Ubuntu update for linux
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure
• Ubuntu update for linux-aws
• Ubuntu update for linux
• Ubuntu update for linux-realtime-6.8
• Ubuntu update for linux-gcp-6.8
• Ubuntu update for linux-aws-fips
• Ubuntu update for linux-raspi-realtime
• Ubuntu update for linux-aws
• Ubuntu update for linux-gcp-fips
• Ubuntu update for linux-hwe-6.8
• Ubuntu update for linux-lowlatency
• Ubuntu update for linux-gcp
• Ubuntu update for linux-nvidia-lowlatency
• Ubuntu update for linux-xilinx
• Ubuntu update for linux-ibm
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure-fips
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure-6.8