#VU112243 Double free in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38102
Published: July 4, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU112243
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-38102
CWE-ID: CWE-415
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 perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a double free error within the drv_cp_harray_to_user() and vmci_host_setup_notify() functions in drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_host.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/00ddc7dad55b7bbb78df80d6e174d0c4764dea0c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1bd6406fb5f36c2bb1e96e27d4c3e9f4d09edde4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/58a90db70aa6616411e5f69d1982d9b1dd97d774
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e3af836805ed1d7a699f76ec798626198917aa4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/75b5313c80c39a26d27cbb602f968a05576c36f9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b4209e4b778e4e57d0636e1c9fc07a924dbc6043