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CVE-2025-38052 high CVSS 8.8

Use-After-Free in Linux kernel (CVE-2025-38052)

Summary

Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2025-38052). 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:

net/tipc: fix slab-use-after-free Read in tipc_aead_encrypt_done

Syzbot reported a slab-use-after-free with the following call trace:

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BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in tipc_aead_encrypt_done+0x4bd/0x510 net/tipc/crypto.c:840
Read of size 8 at addr ffff88807a733000 by task kworker/1:0/25

Call Trace:
kasan_report+0xd9/0x110 mm/kasan/report.c:601
tipc_aead_encrypt_done+0x4bd/0x510 net/tipc/crypto.c:840
crypto_request_complete include/crypto/algapi.h:266
aead_request_complete include/crypto/internal/aead.h:85
cryptd_aead_crypt+0x3b8/0x750 crypto/cryptd.c:772
crypto_request_complete include/crypto/algapi.h:266
cryptd_queue_worker+0x131/0x200 crypto/cryptd.c:181
process_one_work+0x9fb/0x1b60 kernel/workqueue.c:3231

Allocated by task 8355:
kzalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:778
tipc_crypto_start+0xcc/0x9e0 net/tipc/crypto.c:1466
tipc_init_net+0x2dd/0x430 net/tipc/core.c:72
ops_init+0xb9/0x650 net/core/net_namespace.c:139
setup_net+0x435/0xb40 net/core/net_namespace.c:343
copy_net_ns+0x2f0/0x670 net/core/net_namespace.c:508
create_new_namespaces+0x3ea/0xb10 kernel/nsproxy.c:110
unshare_nsproxy_namespaces+0xc0/0x1f0 kernel/nsproxy.c:228
ksys_unshare+0x419/0x970 kernel/fork.c:3323
__do_sys_unshare kernel/fork.c:3394

Freed by task 63:
kfree+0x12a/0x3b0 mm/slub.c:4557
tipc_cry…

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD

Auto-generated summary

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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-38052 has been found in Linux kernel.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 8.8/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Linux kernel CVE-2025-38052" on the vendor's site.

CVE-2025-38052 (Linux kernel) — CWE-416 / CVSS v3 8.8
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / 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.

❓ What is the problem

Use-after-free (CWE-416) exists in Linux kernel.

📍 Affected scope

Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Linux kernel.

🔥 Severity

Severity: High (CVSS 8.8/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.

🔧 How to fix

Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.

🛡️ Workaround

Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.

🔍 Detection

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

  1. 1
    Identify 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。

  2. 2
    Post-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。

Fix status by distribution

Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE

References

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