Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38003
Published: June 10, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU110680
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-38003
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the bcm_proc_show(), bcm_delete_rx_op(), bcm_delete_tx_op() and bcm_rx_setup() functions in net/can/bcm.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-38003
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0622846db728a5332b917c797c733e202c4620ae
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19f553a1ddf260da6570ed8f8d91a8c87f49b63a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f912f8484e9c4396378c39460bbea0af681f319
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/63567ecd99a24495208dc860d50fb17440043006
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/659701c0b954ccdb4a916a4ad59bbc16e726d42c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d7d458c41b98a5c1670cbd36f2923c37de51cf5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c9db92d5f0eadca30884af75c53d601edc512ee
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dac5e6249159ac255dad9781793dbe5908ac9ddb