Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-39711

Vulnerability identifier: #VU114909

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 8.5 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-39711

CWE-ID: CWE-416

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the mei_csi_remove() function in drivers/media/pci/intel/ivsc/mei_csi.c, within the mei_ace_remove() function in drivers/media/pci/intel/ivsc/mei_ace.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.

Linux kernel
Debian Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
Basesystem Module
SUSE Real Time Module
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
Public Cloud Module
Legacy Module
Development Tools Module
Ubuntu
Anolis OS
openEuler
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_19-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_19-rt
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_5-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_19-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_5-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_19-default-debuginfo
kernel-syms-rt
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
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cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
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kernel-64k-devel
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kernel-64k
kernel-tools-libs-devel
kernel-debug-devel
kernel-debug
kernel-tools-libs
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-hwe-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-xilinx (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-raspi-realtime (Ubuntu package)
linux-realtime-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux (Debian package)

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kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_19-rt-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_19-rt - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_5-debugsource - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_19-default - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_5-debugsource - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_19-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-syms-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.19.1
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.19.1
kernel-rt-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.19.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.19.1
dlm-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.19.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.19.1
kernel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.19.1
kernel-source-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.19.1
kernel-devel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.19.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.19.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.19.1
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.19.1
kernel-rt-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.19.1
kernel-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.19.1
gfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.19.1
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.19.1
kernel-syms-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.15.1
kernel-source-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.15.2
kernel-devel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.15.2
kernel-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.15.2
kernel-azure-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.15.2
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.15.2
kernel-azure-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.15.2
kernel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.15.2
kernel-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.19.1
kernel-default-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.19.1
kernel-default-livepatch - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.19.1
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.19.1
kernel-64kb-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.19.1
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.19.1
kernel-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.19.1
kernel-64kb-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.19.1
kernel-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.19.1
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.19.1
kernel-default-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.19.1
kernel-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.19.1
kernel-default-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.19.1
kernel-macros - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.19.1
kernel-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.19.1
kernel-zfcpdump - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.19.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.19.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.19.1
kernel-docs - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.19.1
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.19.1
kernel-default-extra - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.19.1
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.19.1
ocfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.19.1
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.19.1
gfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.19.1
dlm-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.19.1
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.19.1
cluster-md-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.19.1
reiserfs-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.19.1
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.19.1
kernel-source - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.19.1
kernel-syms - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.19.1
kernel-obs-build - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.19.1
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.19.1
kernel-default-base - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.19.1.150700.17.13.1
kernel - addressed in versions 6.6.0-119.0.0.110, 6.6.0-119.0.0.122, 6.6.0-119.0.0.123
bpftool-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-119.0.0.110, 6.6.0-119.0.0.122, 6.6.0-119.0.0.123
kernel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-119.0.0.110, 6.6.0-119.0.0.122, 6.6.0-119.0.0.123
kernel-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.6.0-119.0.0.110, 6.6.0-119.0.0.122, 6.6.0-119.0.0.123
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 6.6.0-119.0.0.110, 6.6.0-119.0.0.122, 6.6.0-119.0.0.123
kernel-headers - addressed in versions 6.6.0-119.0.0.110, 6.6.0-119.0.0.122, 6.6.0-119.0.0.123
kernel-source - addressed in versions 6.6.0-119.0.0.110, 6.6.0-119.0.0.122, 6.6.0-119.0.0.123
kernel-tools - addressed in versions 6.6.0-119.0.0.110, 6.6.0-119.0.0.122, 6.6.0-119.0.0.123
kernel-tools-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-119.0.0.110, 6.6.0-119.0.0.122, 6.6.0-119.0.0.123
kernel-tools-devel - addressed in versions 6.6.0-119.0.0.110, 6.6.0-119.0.0.122, 6.6.0-119.0.0.123
perf - addressed in versions 6.6.0-119.0.0.110, 6.6.0-119.0.0.122, 6.6.0-119.0.0.123
perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-119.0.0.110, 6.6.0-119.0.0.122, 6.6.0-119.0.0.123
python3-perf - addressed in versions 6.6.0-119.0.0.110, 6.6.0-119.0.0.122, 6.6.0-119.0.0.123
python3-perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-119.0.0.110, 6.6.0-119.0.0.122, 6.6.0-119.0.0.123
bpftool - addressed in versions 6.6.0-119.0.0.110, 6.6.0-119.0.0.122, 6.6.0-119.0.0.123
kernel-extra-modules - update to 6.6.0-119.0.0.123
kernel-64k-debug-devel - update to 6.6.102-5
kernel - addressed in versions 6.6.102-5, 6.6.102-6
kernel-64k-devel - update to 6.6.102-5
bpftool - addressed in versions 6.6.102-5, 6.6.102-6
kernel-64k-debug - update to 6.6.102-5
kernel-64k - update to 6.6.102-5
python3-perf - addressed in versions 6.6.102-5, 6.6.102-6
perf - addressed in versions 6.6.102-5, 6.6.102-6
kernel-tools-libs-devel - addressed in versions 6.6.102-5, 6.6.102-6
kernel-tools - addressed in versions 6.6.102-5, 6.6.102-6
kernel-headers - addressed in versions 6.6.102-5, 6.6.102-6
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 6.6.102-5, 6.6.102-6
kernel-debug-devel - addressed in versions 6.6.102-5, 6.6.102-6
kernel-debug - addressed in versions 6.6.102-5, 6.6.102-6
kernel-tools-libs - addressed in versions 6.6.102-5, 6.6.102-6
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-100.100, 6.8.0-1047.51
linux-aws-fips (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-100.100+fips1, 6.8.0-1046.49+fips1
linux-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-100.100.1
linux-hwe-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-100.100.1~22.04.1, 6.8.0-100.100~22.04.1
linux-xilinx (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0.1023.24, 6.8.0-1023.24
linux-aws (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1030.33, 6.8.0-1043.44, 6.8.0-1043.44~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1046.49~22.04.1
linux-gcp (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1043.48, 6.8.0-1047.50~22.04.2
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1044.44, 6.8.0-1044.44~22.04.1
linux-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1046.49.1
linux-azure (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1046.52
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1046.52+fips1
linux-gcp-fips (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1047.50+fips1
linux-gcp-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1047.50~22.04.2
linux-azure-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1051.57~22.04.1
linux-raspi-realtime (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-2037.38, 6.8.1-1041.42
linux-realtime-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.1-1041.42~22.04.1
linux (Debian package) - update to 6.12.48-1

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c92c49fc688cfadacc47ae99b06a31237702e9e
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1dfe73394dcfc9b049c8da0dc181c45f156a5f49
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c0e4cc4f55f9a1db2a761e4ffb27c9594245888
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/639f5b33fcd7c59157f29b09f6f2866eacf9279c

• Use-after-free in Linux kernel intel ivsc driver
• Debian update for linux
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• Anolis OS update for kernel:6.6
• openEuler 24.03 LTS update for kernel
• openEuler 24.03 LTS SP2 update for kernel
• openEuler 24.03 LTS SP1 update for kernel
• Ubuntu update for linux
• Ubuntu update for linux-realtime-6.8
• Ubuntu update for linux-gcp-6.8
• Ubuntu update for linux-aws-fips
• Ubuntu update for linux-raspi-realtime
• Ubuntu update for linux-aws
• Ubuntu update for linux-gcp-fips
• Ubuntu update for linux-hwe-6.8
• Ubuntu update for linux-lowlatency
• Ubuntu update for linux-gcp
• Ubuntu update for linux-nvidia-lowlatency
• Ubuntu update for linux-xilinx
• Ubuntu update for linux-ibm
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure-fips
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure-6.8
• Anolis OS update for kernel:6.6