Use-After-Free in Linux kernel (CVE-2025-38175)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2025-38175). 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:
binder: fix yet another UAF in binder_devices
Commit e77aff5528a18 ("binderfs: fix use-after-free in binder_devices")
addressed a use-after-free where devices could be released without first
being removed from the binder_devices list. However, there is a similar
path in binder_free_proc() that was missed:
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BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in binder_remove_device+0xd4/0x100
Write of size 8 at addr ffff0000c773b900 by task umount/467
CPU: 12 UID: 0 PID: 467 Comm: umount Not tainted 6.15.0-rc7-00138-g57483a362741 #9 PREEMPT
Hardware name: linux,dummy-virt (DT)
Call trace:
binder_remove_device+0xd4/0x100
binderfs_evict_inode+0x230/0x2f0
evict+0x25c/0x5dc
iput+0x304/0x480
dentry_unlink_inode+0x208/0x46c
__dentry_kill+0x154/0x530
[...]
Allocated by task 463:
__kmalloc_cache_noprof+0x13c/0x324
binderfs_binder_device_create.isra.0+0x138/0xa60
binder_ctl_ioctl+0x1ac/0x230
[...]
Freed by task 215:
kfree+0x184/0x31c
binder_proc_dec_tmpref+0x33c/0x4ac
binder_deferred_func+0xc10/0x1108
process_one_work+0x520/0xba4
[...]
Call binder_remove_device() within binder_free_proc() to ensure the
device is removed from the binder_devices list before being kfreed.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-38175 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-2025-38175" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2025-38175 (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-2025-38175 linux-lts Fixed in: 6.18.35-r1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38175 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