PT-2025-27723 · Linux+5 · Linux Kernel+5

Published 2025-04-09 · Updated 2026-03-13 · CVE-2025-38137

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)

Description: A use-after-free issue can be triggered in the Linux kernel by forcing rescan work func() to take a long time and utilizing a pwrctrl driver that may be unloaded. This is resolved by canceling outstanding rescan work when unregistering to ensure it is finished before allowing data structures to be cleaned up.

Recommendations: At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Use After Free

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-416

Related Identifiers

BDU:2025-09629

CVE-2025-38137

OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20081-1

RHSA-2025:13598

SUSE-SU-2025:21074-1

SUSE-SU-2025:21139-1

SUSE-SU-2025:21179-1

USN-7769-1

USN-7769-2

USN-7769-3

USN-7770-1

USN-7771-1

USN-7789-1

USN-7789-2

Affected Products

Astra Linux

Debian

Linuxmint

Linux Kernel

Suse

Ubuntu

References · 1467

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/38xxx/CVE-2025-38137.json · Exploit
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-38062 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-38047 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-38291 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-7770-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-38099 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-38140 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2025:20081-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-38299 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-38287 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-38137 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-7769-3 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-38071 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-38135 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-38137 · Vendor Advisory