#VU111464 Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38062
Published: June 19, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU111464
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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-2025-38062
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
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 iommu_dma_prepare_msi() function in drivers/iommu/dma-iommu.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f7df3a691740a7736bbc99dc4ed536120eb4746
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/53f42776e435f63e5f8e61955e4c205dbfeaf524
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/856152eb91e67858a09e30a7149a1f29b04b7384
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba41e4e627db51d914444aee0b93eb67f31fa330
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4d3763223c7b72ded53425207075e7453b4e3d5