CVE-2025-38565
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CVE-2025-38565 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.8/10 on the CVSS scale. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: perf/core: Exit early on perf_mmap() fail When perf_mmap() fails to allocate a buffer, it still invokes the event_mapped() callback of the related event. On X86 this might increase the perf_rdpmc_allowed reference counter. EPSS estimates a 0.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: perf/core: Exit early on perf_mmap() fail When perf_mmap() fails to allocate a buffer, it still invokes the event_mapped() callback of the related event. On X86 this might increase the perf_rdpmc_allowed reference counter. But nothing undoes this as perf_mmap_close() is never called in this case, which causes another reference count leak. Return early on failure to prevent that.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 4.0, < 5.4.297 |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 5.5, < 5.10.241 |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 5.11, < 5.15.190 |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 5.16, < 6.1.148 |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 6.2, < 6.6.102 |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 6.7, < 6.12.42 |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 6.13, < 6.15.10 |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 6.16, < 6.16.1 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 11.0 |
References
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Analyzed
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