#VU114802 Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38699
Published: September 4, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU114802
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-2025-38699
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 bfad_im_probe() function in drivers/scsi/bfa/bfad_im.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/13f613228cf3c96a038424cd97aa4d6aadc66294
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/39cfe2c83146aad956318f866d0ee471b7a61fa5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/50d9bd48321038bd6e15af5a454bbcd180cf6f80
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/684c92bb08a25ed3c0356bc7eb532ed5b19588dd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8456f862cb95bcc3a831e1ba87c0c17068be0f3f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e03dd9fadf76db5b9799583074a1a2a54f787f1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9337c2affbaebe00b75fdf84ea0e2fcf93c140af
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/add4c4850363d7c1b72e8fce9ccb21fdd2cf5dc9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba024d92564580bb90ec367248ace8efe16ce815