#VU111465 Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38052
Published: June 19, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU111465
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-2025-38052
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 tipc_aead_encrypt() and tipc_aead_encrypt_done() functions in net/tipc/crypto.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/4a0fddc2c0d5c28aec8c262ad4603be0bef1938c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/689a205cd968a1572ab561b0c4c2d50a10e9d3b0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b19fc1d0be3c3397e5968fe2627f22e7f84673b1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b8fcae6d2e93c54cacb8f579a77d827c1c643eb5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d42ed4de6aba232d946d20653a70f79158a6535b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e279024617134c94fd3e37470156534d5f2b3472
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f5c2c4eaaa5a8e7e0685ec031d480e588e263e59