7.8

CVE-2025-37908: mm, slab: clean up slab->obj_exts always

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37908DEBIAN-CVE-2025-37908
Published 20-05-2025Last modified 05-08-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-37908 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Incomplete Cleanup vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 11% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 7.8, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.21%
0%100%
Low · +0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 6 · Related 6
USN-7649-1USN-7649-2USN-7650-1USN-7665-1USN-7665-2USN-7721-1

Timeline

  1. 20-05-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm, slab: clean up slab->obj_exts always When memory allocation profiling is disabled at runtime or due to an error, shutdown_mem_profiling() is called: slab->obj_exts which previously allocated remains. It won't be cleared by unaccount_slab() because of mem_alloc_profiling_enabled() not true. It's incorrect, slab->obj_exts should always be cleaned up in unaccount_slab() to avoid following error: [...]BUG: Bad page state in process... .. [...]page dumped because: page still charged to cgroup [andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com: fold need_slab_obj_ext() into its only user]

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.21%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

11%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Increase +0.01 pp

From 0.20% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu89 products
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.13All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ 21c690a349baab895dc68ab70d291e1598d7109d, < dab2a13059a475b6392550f882276e170fe2fcff | ≥ 21c690a349baab895dc68ab70d291e1598d7109d, < 01db0e1a48345aa1937f3bdfc7c7108d03ebcf7e | ≥ 21c690a349baab895dc68ab70d291e1598d7109d, < be8250786ca94952a19ce87f98ad9906448bc9ef | 6.10
  • linux_kernel≥ 6.10, < 6.12.28 | ≥ 6.13, < 6.14.6 | 6.15:rc1 | 6.15:rc2 | 6.15:rc3 | 6.15:rc4
Debian1 product
  • linux< 6.12.29-1

3 vendors · 92 products

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