#VU113370 Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38471
Published: July 29, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU113370
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-2025-38471
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 tls_strp_read_sock() function in net/tls/tls_strp.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/1f3a429c21e0e43e8b8c55d30701e91411a4df02
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ab26bce3969f8fd925fe6f6f551e4d1a508c68b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/730fed2ff5e259495712518e18d9f521f61972bb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c76f6f437c46b2390888e0e1dc7aafafa9f4e0c6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cdb767915fc9a15d88d19d52a1455f1dc3e5ddc8