5.5

CVE-2025-38015: dmaengine: idxd: fix memory leak in error handling path of idxd_alloc

Analyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38015DEBIAN-CVE-2025-38015
Published 18-06-2025Last modified 23-05-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-38015 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 9.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 5.5, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.20%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 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 33 · Related 30
DLA-4271-1RHSA-2026:18134RHSA-2026:18587SUSE-SU-2025:02249-1SUSE-SU-2025:02254-1SUSE-SU-2025:02307-1

Timeline

  1. 18-06-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 23-05-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dmaengine: idxd: fix memory leak in error handling path of idxd_alloc Memory allocated for idxd is not freed if an error occurs during idxd_alloc(). To fix it, free the allocated memory in the reverse order of allocation before exiting the function in case of an error.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.20%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

9%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.19% 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.

Ubuntu133 products
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 6.8.0-100.100
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 6.8.0-1046.49
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Debian2 products
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ a8563a33a5e26064061f2fb34215c97f0e2995f4, < 64afd9a1f644b27661420257dcc007d5009c99dd | ≥ a8563a33a5e26064061f2fb34215c97f0e2995f4, < 6e94a2c3e4c166cd2736ac225fba5889fb1e8ac0 | ≥ a8563a33a5e26064061f2fb34215c97f0e2995f4, < 868dbce755ec92855362d213f47e045a8388361a | ≥ a8563a33a5e26064061f2fb34215c97f0e2995f4, < 4f005eb68890698e5abc6a3af04dab76f175c50c | ≥ a8563a33a5e26064061f2fb34215c97f0e2995f4, < 46a5cca76c76c86063000a12936f8e7875295838 | 9526f051bedde01baa50081afe143a8bc5b8e6be | ≥ 6.0.9, < 6.1 | 6.1
  • linux_kernel≥ 6.0.9, < 6.1.140 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.6.92 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.12.30 | ≥ 6.13, < 6.14.8 | 6.15:rc1 | 6.15:rc2 | 6.15:rc3 | 6.15:rc4 | 6.15:rc5 | 6.15:rc6

3 vendors · 137 products

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