#VU117261 Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-39977
Published: October 15, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU117261
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-2025-39977
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 function in kernel/futex/requeue.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/348736955ed6ca6e99ca24b93b1d3fbfe352c181
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a170b9c0dde83312b8b58ccc91509c7c15711641
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b549113738e8c751b613118032a724b772aa83f2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb5d19a61274b51b49601214a87af573b43d60fa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d824b2dbdcfe3c390278dd9652ea526168ef6850