CVE-2025-38289: scsi: lpfc: Avoid potential ndlp use-after-free in dev_loss_tmo_callbk
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2025-38289 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Use After Free vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 8.7% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 7.8, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 43 · Related 41Timeline
- 10-07-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 23-05-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: lpfc: Avoid potential ndlp use-after-free in dev_loss_tmo_callbk Smatch detected a potential use-after-free of an ndlp oject in dev_loss_tmo_callbk during driver unload or fatal error handling. Fix by reordering code to avoid potential use-after-free if initial nodelist reference has been previously removed.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.19%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
9%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
Increase +0.01 pp
From 0.18% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Ubuntu119 products
- linux< 6.8.0-100.100
- linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws< 6.8.0-1046.49
- linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
- linux≥ e4913d4bc59227fbdfe6b8f5541f49aaea1cb41c, < ea405fb4144985d5c60f49c2abd9ba47ea44fdb4 | ≥ 4281f44ea8bfedd25938a0031bebba1473ece9ad, < 4f09940b5581e44069eb31a66cf7f05c3c35ed04 | ≥ 4281f44ea8bfedd25938a0031bebba1473ece9ad, < b5162bb6aa1ec04dff4509b025883524b6d7e7ca | ≥ 6.12.5, < 6.12.37 | 6.13
- linux_kernel≥ 6.12.5, < 6.12.37 | ≥ 6.13, < 6.15.3
Debian1 product
- linux< 6.12.37-1
3 vendors · 122 products
