#VU116036 Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-39877
Published: September 23, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU116036
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-2025-39877
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 state_show() function in mm/damon/sysfs.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/26d29b2ac87a2989071755f9828ebf839b560d4c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3260a3f0828e06f5f13fac69fb1999a6d60d9cff
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3858c44341ad49dc7544b19cc9f9ecffaa7cc50e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e87f461d61959647464a94d11ae15c011be58ce
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60d7a3d2b985a395318faa1d88da6915fad11c19