Use-After-Free in Linux kernel (CVE-2025-38022)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2025-38022). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
RDMA/core: Fix "KASAN: slab-use-after-free Read in ib_register_device" problem
Call Trace:
__dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:94 [inline]
dump_stack_lvl+0x116/0x1f0 lib/dump_stack.c:120
print_address_description mm/kasan/report.c:408 [inline]
print_report+0xc3/0x670 mm/kasan/report.c:521
kasan_report+0xe0/0x110 mm/kasan/report.c:634
strlen+0x93/0xa0 lib/string.c:420
__fortify_strlen include/linux/fortify-string.h:268 [inline]
get_kobj_path_length lib/kobject.c:118 [inline]
kobject_get_path+0x3f/0x2a0 lib/kobject.c:158
kobject_uevent_env+0x289/0x1870 lib/kobject_uevent.c:545
ib_register_device drivers/infiniband/core/device.c:1472 [inline]
ib_register_device+0x8cf/0xe00 drivers/infiniband/core/device.c:1393
rxe_register_device+0x275/0x320 drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_verbs.c:1552
rxe_net_add+0x8e/0xe0 drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_net.c:550
rxe_newlink+0x70/0x190 drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe.c:225
nldev_newlink+0x3a3/0x680 drivers/infiniband/core/nldev.c:1796
rdma_nl_rcv_msg+0x387/0x6e0 drivers/infiniband/core/netlink.c:195
rdma_nl_rcv_skb.constprop.0.isra.0+0x2e5/0x450
netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1313 [inline]
netlink_unicast+0x53a/0x7f0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1339
netlink_sendmsg+0x8d1/0xdd0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1883
sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:712 [inline]
__sock_sendmsg net/socket.c:727 [inline]
____sys_sendmsg+0xa95/0xc70 net/socket.c:2566
___sys_send…
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
Auto-generated summary
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-38022 has been found in Linux kernel.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 7.8/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Linux kernel CVE-2025-38022" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2025-38022 (Linux kernel) — CWE-416 / CVSS v3 7.8
Attack vector: local / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
Use-after-free (CWE-416) exists in Linux kernel.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Linux kernel.
Severity: High (CVSS 7.8/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Linux kernel を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- BellSoft Alpaquita BELL-CVE-2025-38022 linux-lts Fixed in: 6.1.161-r0
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2025-38022 linux Fixed in: 5.10.249-1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38022 linux-hwe-edge
References
- advisory github.com
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- package git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org