CVE-2025-38079

Aliases:RHSA-2025:14986RHSA-2025:14987UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38079DEBIAN-CVE-2025-38079
Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 134
Modified
Published: 18 Jun 2025, 09:33
Last modified:05 Aug 2026, 11:59

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
31/100
CVSS Score
7.8 HIGH
v3.1 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.18% LOW
0% probability +0.16%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

18 Jun 2025, 09:33
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
05 Aug 2026, 11:59
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: algif_hash - fix double free in hash_accept If accept(2) is called on socket type algif_hash with MSG_MORE flag set and crypto_ahash_import fails, sk2 is freed. However, it is also freed in af_alg_release, leading to slab-use-after-free error.

CVSS Metrics

  • v4.0•HIGH•Score: 7.3CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • v3.1•HIGH•Score: 7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • v3.1•HIGH•Score: 7CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.18%• Percentile: 8%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-415•Double Free

    The product calls free() twice on the same memory address.

Affected Systems

  • debian•linux

    < 5.10.244-1 | < 6.1.147-1 | < 6.12.32-1 | < 6.12.32-1

  • debian•linux-6.1

    < 6.1.153-1~deb11u1

  • ubuntu•linux

    all | < 5.15.0-152.162 | < 6.8.0-100.100

  • ubuntu•linux-allwinner-5.19

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws

    all | < 5.15.0-1090.97 | < 6.8.0-1046.49

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.0

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.11

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.13

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.15

    < 5.15.0-1090.97~20.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.19

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.3

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.4

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.8

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-6.14

    < 6.14.0-1013.13~24.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-6.2

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-6.5

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-6.8

    < 6.8.0-1046.49~22.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-fips

    all | < 5.15.0-1090.97+fips1 | < 6.8.0-1046.49+fips1

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-hwe

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure

    all | all | < 5.15.0-1094.103 | < 6.8.0-1046.52

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-4.15

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-5.11

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-5.13

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-5.15

    < 5.15.0-1094.103~20.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-5.19

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-5.3

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-5.4

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-5.8

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-6.11

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-6.2

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-6.5

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-6.8

    < 6.8.0-1051.57~22.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-edge

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-fde

    all | all | all | all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-fde-5.19

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-fde-6.2

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-fde-6.8

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-fips

    all | < 5.15.0-1094.103+fips1 | < 6.8.0-1046.52+fips1

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-nvidia

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-nvidia-6.14

    < 6.14.0-1007.7

  • ubuntu•linux-bluefield

    all | all | < 5.15.0-1074.76 | < 6.8.0-1016.20

  • ubuntu•linux-fips

    all | < 5.15.0-152.162+fips1 | < 6.8.0-100.100+fips1

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp

    all | all | < 5.15.0-1090.99 | < 6.8.0-1047.50

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-4.15

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.11

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.13

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.15

    < 5.15.0-1090.99~20.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.19

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.3

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.4

    all

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References (55)