#VU114805 Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38687
Published: September 4, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU114805
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-2025-38687
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 comedi_device_detach_cleanup() function in drivers/comedi/drivers.c, within the is_device_busy() and do_devconfig_ioctl() functions in drivers/comedi/comedi_fops.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/017198079551a2a5cf61eae966af3c4b145e1f3b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f989f9d05492028afd2bded4b42023c57d8a76e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35b6fc51c666fc96355be5cd633ed0fe4ccf68b2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5724e82df4f9a4be62908362c97d522d25de75dd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c4a2ffcbd052c69bbf4680677d4c4eaa5a252d4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/71ca60d2e631cf9c63bcbc7017961c61ff04e419
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cd4286123d6948ff638ea9cd5818ae4796d5d252
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d85fac8729c9acfd72368faff1d576ec585e5c8f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe67122ba781df44a1a9716eb1dfd751321ab512