CVE-2025-38549
Essential information
- Published
- 16/08/2025 12:15
- Modified
- 16/08/2025 12:15
- Author
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- Creator
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- CISA KEV
- No
- CWE
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- CVSS vector
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
efivarfs: Fix memory leak of efivarfs_fs_info in fs_context error paths
When processing mount options, efivarfs allocates efivarfs_fs_info (sfi)
early in fs_context initialization. However, sfi is associated with the
superblock and typically freed when the superblock is destroyed. If the
fs_context is released (final put) before fill_super is called—such as
on error paths or during reconfiguration—the sfi structure would leak,
as ownership never transfers to the superblock.
Implement the .free callback in efivarfs_context_ops to ensure any
allocated sfi is properly freed if the fs_context is torn down before
fill_super, preventing this memory leak.
NVD status
- Status
- Received — CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.
- Source
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
- NVD
- View on NVD
Affected products (CPE)
| Product | CPE |
|---|---|
| linux / linux kernel | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |