#VU117252 Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-39995
Published: October 15, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU117252
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-2025-39995
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 tc358743_probe() function in drivers/media/i2c/tc358743.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/228d06c4cbfc750f1216a3fd91b4693b0766d2f6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2610617effb4454d2f1c434c011ccb5cc7140711
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d17701c156579969470e58b3a906511f8bc018d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79d10f4f21a92e459b2276a77be62c59c1502c9d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f3f3f00bcabbd2ce0a77a2ac7a6797b8646bfd8b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f92181c0e13cad9671d07b15be695a97fc2534a3